SHADOWS OF DECEIT
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Last published Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Joshua Hong leaves behind everything he's built-his career, his home, the security he once clung to-in pursuit of the past he can't seem to forget.
Seeking closure from a childhood shrouded in unanswered questions, he embarks on a journey that promises more than just forgotten memories.
Unbeknownst to Joshua, the past he's chasing has become intertwined with a darker, predatory world-
one where secrets thrive in the shadows, and he might find himself more prey than seeker.
Each step draws him deeper, closer to a truth that could unravel him, and a dangerous connection waiting to claim him.
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She lost her mother. Her father remarried a woman who has a child of her own. That moment on the altar, she had also lost her father. She ran away from home and did all she could to support herself. But no matter how much she wanted to run away from her past, she couldn't. It just keeps haunting her, getting closer with her and destroying her peaceful life. February 17, 2017, while running for her life for a reason she doesn't know, she found herself amidst a group of young handsome strangers. From that day, her life changed. She met people that could potentially be the stepping stones to wake the sleeping memories lying inside her. Will she be able to accept the truth that awaits her or will she regret ever finding out about it?
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