Checkmate
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Last published Mon, Jul 13, 2026
London Hawthorn wasn't your average thirteen year old. Though physically he was perfectly normal, brown wavy hair and ice cold eyes that made girls go wild.
But what set him apart from other boys his age was the fact that at only thirteen years old, he was already solving a murder case.
However this wasn't just any murder case, it was the twisting, terribly sad, and downright confusing case that belonged to his own blood. His mother.
When things begin to unwind and reveal itself, London is tasked with finding his father-a man who is supposed to be dead.
And with his father comes his siblings, six of them. All tall, strong, and absolutely gut wrenchingly terrifying. With voices that could send shivers down the bravest of souls.
As London sets out to find his father, with only a backpack and a locket, he also begins to find clues.
Clues to what? Well, that's for London to know, and for you to find out.
Will London ever find his father?
What will happen when he does? Will this terrifying man even bother with his thirteen year old son.
And what will happen when these clues begin to reveal themselves? Will London finally find the culprit behind all his years of hurt, or is it as it seems?
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