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Ashwood

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Reads 13
Votes 3
Parts 2
Time 17m

betrayal horror-thriller

When seventeen-year-old Lila Hart spends a night home alone, she doesn't expect it to end in blood. Attacked by a masked stranger inside her own house, she barely escapes with her life. But survival comes at a price-no one believes her story.

The police suspect her wound was self-inflicted, just a desperate cry for attention. Her classmates whisper that she's faking it. And the more Lila insists there's someone out there hunting her, the more everyone looks at her like she's losing her mind.

But in the small town of Ashwood, secrets don't stay buried. The mask isn't finished with Lila. And as the nights grow longer and the body count begins to rise, one thing becomes terrifyingly clear:

The killer isn't just anyone. He waa after her.All Rights Reserved

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THE ASHWOOD MURDERS by Dania_Lateef

When Detective Lucas Grey arrives in the eerie town of Ashwood, he expects a routine case. But the brutal murders of three men-each linked by a secret past-turn the investigation into something far darker. The victims, once childhood friends, share a chilling mark carved into their skin-a signature of a killer with a deadly purpose. As Lucas delves deeper, he encounters Emma Carter, a quiet yet resilient bakery owner with a past just as tangled as the town's. Emma's parents died in a supposed car accident when she was a child, but when Lucas uncovers a star-shaped necklace tied to her mother, long-buried truths come to light. The town whispers of an ancient brotherhood leaving behind a trail of blood and betrayal. With Sheriff Margaret Cole, a sharp yet haunted officer, by his side, Lucas pieces together a conspiracy decades in the making. But as the body count rises, trust erodes. Who among them is next? And when the past refuses to stay buried, will Lucas escape Ashwood's deadly grip, or will he become another name on the killer's list?

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THE ASHWOOD MURDERS

When Detective Lucas Grey arrives in the eerie town of Ashwood, he expects a routine case. But the brutal murders of three men-each linked by a secret past-turn the investigation into something far darker. The victims, once childhood friends, share a chilling mark carved into their skin-a signature of a killer with a deadly purpose. As Lucas delves deeper, he encounters Emma Carter, a quiet yet resilient bakery owner with a past just as tangled as the town's. Emma's parents died in a supposed car accident when she was a child, but when Lucas uncovers a star-shaped necklace tied to her mother, long-buried truths come to light. The town whispers of an ancient brotherhood leaving behind a trail of blood and betrayal. With Sheriff Margaret Cole, a sharp yet haunted officer, by his side, Lucas pieces together a conspiracy decades in the making. But as the body count rises, trust erodes. Who among them is next? And when the past refuses to stay buried, will Lucas escape Ashwood's deadly grip, or will he become another name on the killer's list?