Welcome, to Panthurst Manor.
Annabelle Lydia is a young Archaelogy student, who loves being in a world of her own. She reads, she dreams and then reads some more. However, when death comes knocking, and takes her sister away from her, she follows it to the very source.
Aaron Nightshade is a young wealthy boy in a world where people frown upon hereditary titles. While his brother, Nathaniel Nightshade is the heir apparent to their rundown estate, he stands to inherit an empty title. However, when Aaron witnesses a terrible act of violence that could possibly tarnish his family's reputation, he decides to investigate the matter silently.
When Annabelle arrives at Panthurst Manor, she is in a daze of rage to find the truth, but she wasn't going to be quiet. With a twist of turn, Aaron and Annabeth's plans align and they are thrust into a thicket of mysteries, murders, cults, betryals, and most importantly love. While Aaron's family's arrival complicates the situation even further, it also provides the pair to learn exactly what happened that night.
.......Murder or something worse?
~ Find out in this winter short story.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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