Last Night in the Basement
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MatureOngoing16m
Last published Thu, Jul 10, 2025
Kiara Ellis has spent half her life living with regret.
After losing her mother, watching a friend die, and surviving the slow collapse of a twenty-year marriage, she finally returns home-haunted, grieving, and looking for closure. But something strange happens. Whether it's a blessing or a curse, Kiara is given exactly what she's longed for: a second chance. A chance to relive the past, to rewrite her future... and maybe, this time, to save the people she loves.
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