The House
MaggieOHighley
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  • Parts 55
  • Time 9h 18m
MaggieOHighley
Ongoing, First published Oct 14, 2022
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Belle, an art student in need of a place to work on the paintings for her evaluation, makes the mistake of leaving it to her bungling cousin Craig to find that place for her.
And find her a place, he did...

"Craig! You said this house was, and I quote, 'pretty and quaint, rich in history and character.' You did NOT say that it was squalid and putrid, rich in bad odours and horror! Come on! The lights aren't even working!"

"I am in a house that has seen smugglers, refugees and criminals passing through its hallways. A house where broken clocks kick up a storm of sound at random intervals, a place where time doesn't matter and every minute hand follows its own path. An old mansion filled with sounds and secrets. Really nothing to inspire peace of mind..."

As a storm wreaks havoc and the house wakes up, Belle is increasingly bugged by one very important question: Is the man sharing the house with her real, or is he just a very sexy mop?

Genre: Mystery/Humour/Romance

This is a work of fiction. Any names or characters, businesses or places, events or incidents are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

All rights are reserved by me as @MaggieOHighley. Please do not copy or use my work anywhere without my permission. Thank you.
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H y b r i d s | Book one- Darkness

1 part Complete Mature

There is a room. A room deep within in a supposedly haunted mansion, deep within the bayous of New Orleans. In that room laid a secret, a secret that led to other secrets. Secrets that wanted to be kept. Secrets that shouldn't be touched. There laid a woman, a sister... The one who starts this story and ends it. In this old Victorian-like mansion lives six brothers, and with them lives their guardian that was instructed to watch over them. These cold-hearted beasts who were incapable of feelings of love after their sister was out under a sleeping curse, put on empty masks. Conniving and manipulative they are, but a girl who has lived with them for some time was able to warm at least one of their hearts, and unknowingly open the door to the room with a dark secret. Ｈ Ｙ Ｂ Ｒ Ｉ Ｄ Ｓ | The Beginning |

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