Under the "mistletoe"
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Last published Tue, Jun 18, 2024
Anastasia's peaceful life shatters when a cryptic call summons her back to her hometown, where her gravely ill father holds dark secrets. Tensions rise as decades long family skeletons loom and an unexpected visitor arrives, threatening to expose everything. Now, Anastasia must confront the sinister forces lurking in her hometown before it's too late. But the truth she seeks might be more terrifying than she ever imagined...
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