The Last of My Line
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In a world where time blurs and love crosses centuries, Cecilia Haverleigh, a sixteen year old from Georgia is caught in a deadly cycle she never asked for. Pulled from her own time and trapped in the eerie Harrington estate, she is promised a future as Henry Harrington's bride - but the price is far greater than a simple wedding vow.
Haunted by cryptic notes from ancestors lost to the same fate, Cecilia uncovers a dark legacy: every woman in her bloodline lured into a twisted marriage, trapped between eras, their very existence erased if they refuse or try to escape. Henry's love is possessive and ruthless - a curse that must be broken or endured.
Torn between a mysterious past and a fragile hope, Cecilia must navigate danger, desire, and deception to reclaim her freedom. As she builds a fragile trust with Mattheo - a beacon of kindness in a shadowed world - the lines between love and obsession blur, and the cost of defiance grows deadly.
Will Cecilia break the cycle before she becomes just another name in the dark history? Or will love turn to ruin, and the past consume her forever?
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