What the Water Kept
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When Maryanne Carter's young daughter vanishes from their rural Southern trailer park, the town is quick to blame her. After all, Maryanne has always been the girl people whisper about. But the deeper Maryanne digs, the more she uncovers about her town's forgotten history: a congregation obsessed with purity, a riverbed full of unspoken names, and a ledger of children stolen in the name of salvation.
As the past bleeds into the present, Maryanne is pulled into a world where the dead refuse to stay buried. To save her daughter, she must confront the ghosts of a faith twisted beyond recognition, and the secrets that have haunted the small town of Braswell for generations.
Content Warnings:
References to drugs and alcohol, referenced murder, missing children, cults
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Fully completed, but I'm releasing new chapters every Friday. I'm thinking about publishing this story officially, so please feel free to leave constructive criticism.
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