What We Left Behind
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Last published Wed, Mar 12, 2025
Amelia Nelson swore she would never come back.
Once she was wild-sneaking out with Grayson Williams. Then overnight she was gone.
Her parents called it salvation-a place meant to cure wayward girls of their temptations. A summer turned into three years. Three years of cold beds, endless prayers, and punishments to break her will.
Now she's home, hands folded, head bowed, the perfect picture of redemption.
But when she meets Grayson's eyes across the church, she knows its useless. He sees through the act. Sees the cracks. Sees her.
Because no matter how far she ran, the past will never really let her go.
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