The Lantern Inside my Heart
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MatureOngoing40m
Last published Tue, Jun 24, 2025
Everett Rayne began his day like usual. His broken body covered with a layer of bruises. He walked into the bathroom, and locked eyes with the ones staring right back at him through the mirror. Red eyes, the ones which had caused him so much pain.
Little did he know, his life was about to start looking up again thanks to one person. Jackson Cade. As they start to grow closer and closer together, will their feelings for each other evolve into something more?
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