When the Dead Desire: Short Story
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One bed... and it's haunted.
Avery thought she found a good deal on rent as she began her first semester-until she met the ghost who doesn't just haunt the bedroom... he wants her for himself.
At first, he is nothing more than whispers in the dark, the brush of cold air against her skin, the restless weight on the bed beside her. But soon, he reveals himself, and Avery discovers his haunting isn't only about vengeance. He wants her. He craves her. And he will not let her go.
A chilling tale of romance and possession, When the Dead Desire is a haunting short story that asks:
What if love didn't end with death? What if it refused to let you escape?
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