shadows underneath the light

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Reads 210
Votes 60
Parts 5
Time 47m

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trigger warning: might not be suitable for some readers. this novel contains violence, injury, assault, graphic descriptions of these events which may be distressing to some readers. It also addresses themes of trauma, misogyny, and authoritarian regimes.
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𝐌𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝-𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝. 𝐌𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫-𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. 

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𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅  𝒊 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆, 𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒊 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓.All Rights Reserved

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