THE RELUCTANT ECHO
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Last published Sun, Aug 31, 2025
Anesthesia is the new girl from Canada. Quiet, distant, and uninterested in making friends - all she wants is to finish school and stay invisible.
But when strange things start happening around her, she finds herself drawn into a mystery that no one else seems to notice.
The school hides something. The students know more than they let on.
And Anesthesia? She's the key to unlocking it all.
She didn't ask for this. But she can't walk away.
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