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The Curse of Nicholas Blackthorne

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🏆 2025 ONC shortlister! 🏆
It started off as a story for ONC but I recently decided to continue the story with a 2nd arc! Hope you like it!

Title change from: Blackthorne Manor to The Curse of Nicholas Blackthorne!

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When Simon receives an unexpected letter claiming he is the last descendant of a long-forgotten bloodline, he travels to the abandoned Blackthorne Manor to uncover his past. But as soon as he steps inside, the house ensnares him in its grasp-its pristine halls untouched by time, its eerie silence teeming with unseen watchers. Trapped within the manor's cursed walls, Simon must unravel its dark history and face the restless spirits that will do anything to keep their secrets buried. But the deeper he digs, the more he realizes that some truths were never meant to be uncovered...All Rights Reserved

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