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The Demons We Try To Hide - A Short Story [HalloweenVault2023]
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POWERofTHEpen2000
Complete, First published Oct 18, 2023
Mature
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Maeve Genesis and six others are invited to a night of horror in a haunted manor where they are sure to come face to face with their demons. An unnamed host has gathered these guests with his own hidden agenda. 

They are promised immortality.

An escape from their sins. 

But Maeve knows better than to fall for a tale as tall as that, yet she also knows this man of mystery will give away secrets she can't afford to have spilled.

Maeve must face her fate and defeat the demons hiding in the darkness of her past or continue to let herself be a victim. 

So come along on a thrilling night of deception, secrets, and violence in a mansion where your past waits to take you with it.

Sincerely, 
The Man Who Defeated Time

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An entry for the HalloweenVault2023 and inspired by the #BadassReads prompt.
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