Basement Secrets
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Last published Sat, Mar 8, 2025
The truth cuts deep.
June Carter Blackwood swore she'd never return to Westwound Hollow, the town that buried its secrets along with her childhood. Came back to finish her Ph.D. and leave for the city along with her brother.
But fate had other plans.
As the investigations tightened, fragments of unrecognizable memories began to surface.
Things they were never supposed to remember.
They weren't just part of the investigation. Horrifyingly they were a part of the...
The past was a fog.
Now, it's become hunting truth
Who would have thought it all began with one missing boy-just like before?
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