Lullaby of the Graveyard
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Last published Sat, Dec 30, 2023
Adeline Caldwell, an orphan. Raised and lived in a simple life with her aunt Evelyn and uncle Otto. Born with embedded curiosity led her to an encounter that changed her life. Through day and night a lullaby keeps obsessing Adeline's head. She will lose herself in the trance of humming the lullaby. Upon Theodore's death, it dawned to her that there is something with the lullaby....fatal. Adeline went on a journey how to put an end to this lullaby not knowing what lays on her path ahead of her. During her odyssey, she has to sacrifice several lives, mostly the ones she value the most. Maude, her sister finds out she's next in line to lay on the graveyard. She planned to kill Adeline. Will Maude be able to kill Adeline? Will Adeline find out Maude's plan and stop her? Will Adeline find the answer on how to stop this lullaby? Or it will only continue?
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