The Memory Exchange
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jennawillliamss
Ongoing, First published Aug 29, 2024
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In a world where memories are no longer sacred but a currency to be traded, Luisa Smith finds herself drawn to the blinding neon lights of The Memory Exchange, a government façade masquerading as a sanctuary for the lost. Here, within sterile walls and sleek chrome pods, people barter their most cherished moments for fleeting comfort, caught in a cycle of addiction that erases their identities. As Luisa prepares to retrieve a piece of her past-a precious memory that could bring her solace-chaos erupts around her. An alarm blares, and the sterile calm of the Exchange shatters, forcing Luisa to confront a dangerous truth hidden within her memories.
When whispers of a secret government project, "Project Genesis," filter through the chaos, Luisa is faced with an impossible choice: flee to safety or delve deeper into the dark underbelly of a society willing to sacrifice its citizens' very essence for control. As she grapples with the weight of stolen memories and the allure of forgotten laughter, Luisa must decide what it truly means to remember and whether the fight for a future where memories belong to the individual is worth the risk of losing everything.
Join Luisa on a gripping journey through a dystopian landscape, where the past can be bought and sold, and the struggle for autonomy becomes a battle for the soul itself. Will she reclaim her identity, or will she become just another lost soul in a world that has forgotten the value of human experience? Discover the haunting reality of The Memory Exchange, where every choice has consequences, and the fight for truth is only beginning.
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Lethaly Obsessed | Dark Romance

81 parts Ongoing Mature

"Strip!" His voice growled as his eyes bored into her soul earning no gestures. "I-I" Her heart raced with fear as tears made thier way to her cheeks running down. She doesn't expect him to do this, to say this. His patience was going to its peak as he was burning from inside. "I-i , m-me p-please" she hiccuped loudly as words were stucked in her throat. He took a step ahead as she cowered and stood. Her legs were shaky but tried to get away from him. "Stay there" he warned. It all started from that event when he become obsessed with the kind soul. ____________ "Move away mister" she spoke with an hurriedly expression as she was looking again and again for her parents at the giant haul. "What did you say?" he spoke surprisingly as a muscle ticked his jaw. "I said move away" she said with a hardness in her voice as his veins popped. "Do you even know who I am?" he spoke in his dangerous voice. "Yes I know you are a human" she said and was about to go away but he yanked her arm and pinned her on the nearby wall catching her offguard. "You are gonna regret this little miss" he said while tugging a strand of hair behind her hair. "huh?" she said and he went away as she looked at him dumbfounded but shrugged her shoulders casually thinking of him as a drunkard. Nineteen-year-old a beautiful girl who lived with her parents happily her little family while studying second year of college to fulfill her dreams but the life has another plans for her. Her life take a 360 degree turn when she mistakenly caught attention of a man whom everyone is feared off. He saw her, he liked her, he wanted her and he will get her. It clearly tells that he is OBSESSED with her. What is going to happen in this situation?

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