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Tainted Grounds

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Reads 41
Votes 11
Parts 3
Time 31m

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"She came for a new life, but stayed for the secrets..."

Suzy wanted a fresh start in the city. What she got was a home that felt too perfect... and far too quiet.

When a house hunt redirects her to an under-construction colony nestled in the heart of the city, Suzy finds herself drawn in by its beauty - but disturbed by its stillness.

Something feels wrong. She doesn't know what.

Everyone tells her it's just nerves. City stress. Moving jitters. But the shadows seem to follow her long after she leaves. And when she crosses paths with a peculiar neighbor holding pieces of the truth, things begin to unravel - slowly, then all at once.

Because the silence has learned how to lie...

Tainted Grounds is a slow-burn mystery woven with dread, strange beauty, and the quiet horror of what lies beneath.
Not everything that haunts you lives in your head.

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Into The Abyss by Rakan001

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