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Hourglass of destiny

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Reads 152
Votes 11
Parts 20
Time 3h 26m

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The timestream released them into stifling Georgia heat, August 1851. Their clothes transformed with cruel historical accuracy - Zara in a simple cotton dress, while the others wore finery that marked them as people of means. In the distance, a plantation house rose white and proud against the blue sky, its grandeur built on generations of stolen lives.

The sound reached them first - a crack that split the air, followed by a cry quickly silenced. Zara flinched violently, touching the pendant at her throat - the one her great-great-grandmother had carried when she ran to freedom. The compass burned against her hip, pulling them toward another fragment of the broken Hourglass of Destiny. But this journey through time would demand more than just finding a missing piece. It would require them to face history's darkest truths - and decide what role they would play in its unfolding.

#TimeTravel 
#LoveTriangle
#DiverseLit
#HistoricalFantasy
#SlowBurn
#Fantasy
#Romance
#Friendship
#Diversity
#StrongFemaleCharacter
#YoungAdult
#Action
#Adventure
#SecondChances
#FoundFamily
#EnemiestoLovers (for Penelope's character arc)
#MulticulturalFiction
#Mythology
#Sciencefiction
#Destiny


Content Warning: Contains scenes depicting historical injustice, including slavery. Themes of love, loss, and difficult choices.All Rights Reserved

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