Echoes of the Past
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MatureComplete Mon, Jun 15, 20263h 38m
After years away, Olivia Hart returns to Ravenswood, the mansion haunted by the memories of her childhood and the mysterious disappearance of her first love, Lucas. But when she meets Marcus, a man who looks strikingly like Lucas, she's thrust into a web of dark secrets tied to her family's involvement with a dangerous syndicate. As the past resurfaces, Olivia must uncover the truth before the shadows of Ravenswood swallow her whole.
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