Carnival of Forgotten Souls
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Cassian "Cassie" Vail doesn't believe in fate. She barely believes in herself. But when a carnival materializes overnight-its gates yawning open as if expecting her-Cassie feels something she can't explain. A pull. A whisper of a life she doesn't remember living.
The lights burn too brightly. The laughter echoes too long. The performers watch her too closely. One in particular-a figure who lingers at the edges, whose eyes gleam with recognition. Someone who knows her. Someone she can't recall.
But the carnival isn't just a spectacle-it's a trap. Beneath its crimson-and-gold facade, something ancient stirs, hungry for lost souls. As illusions twist into nightmares and Cassie's own past unravels before her, she faces one terrifying truth:
The carnival didn't come for her by accident. And if she doesn't unearth its buried secrets in time, she won't just be another forgotten soul-she'll be trapped here forever.
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