Hidden in Shadows
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MatureOngoing1h 31m
Last published Wed, Apr 8, 2026
Hayden was fifteen when her world fell apart. Her mother was dead and she was living with an emotionally immature and absent father. The one she left behind when she was nine. When the FBI comes knocking about a youth program that wants her she can't believe her luck. But there are parts of her life that need to remain hidden. Will she overcome the darkness that surrounds her or will the shadows consume Hayden?
(P.S. this is based off The Naturals by JLB, but is NOT the same plot. Only the idea of a youth FBI program and someones death coming back to haunt the FMC.)
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