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The Little Matchstick Girl

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Reads 142
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Parts 18
Time 3h 18m

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"Her victims burst in flames."

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 Two estranged siblings, driven apart by their parents' divorce, reunite at the heart of a crime scene. The scene where their father had been found as a burnt corpse. Struck by this revelation, they must learn to put aside their differences if they want justice to be served.

 But with every twist and turn, they begin to see that there is more to his death than meets the eye, especially as more bodies begin to turn up. Will they be able to keep up when their fractured relationship and many differences are too hard to look past? How would they be able to conquer when the pepetrator they seek may be an age long presence that is out for blood....

Cover by @_BLACKSPADESZ


Trigger warning: Mentions of abuse and some other triggering things would be seen in this story.All Rights Reserved

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