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IN THE SHADOW OF THE DEAD

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Reads 69
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Parts 6
Time 17m

Some sins refuse to stay buried.

Amadi was just a boy - reckless, spoiled, feared on the streets. But when shadows from a past long forgotten begin to close in, his life spirals into a nightmare beyond anyone's control.

Years ago, a deadly secret was buried by blood and silence. Now, vengeance stirs from the grave, and Amadi becomes the unwilling heir to a curse born from betrayal and greed.

As the line between the living and the dead blurs, Amadi's family is dragged into a reckoning they cannot escape.

In the end, some debts must be paid in blood - even if the price was never yours to owe.

In the Shadow of the Dead is a chilling tale of hidden sins, generational curses, and the terrible cost of silence.All Rights Reserved

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