Under The Shadows
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Last published Wed, Oct 7, 2015
Everyone knows about werewolves, vampires, wizards, and faeries.
However, does anyone know of the creatures that are able to live freely amongst us, protected by the shadow of the well-known "myths"? Of what they are and how they survive?
Isabelle Melendez got to find out. But at what price?
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