Protecting Valentine
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After getting attacked and waking up in a motel he's never seen before, Gabriel finds two words that mean absolutely nothing. Cynder Lake. As he delves deeper into what these words might mean, he unexpectedly finds himself in a mysterious little town with the name, Cynder Lake. Only a few seem to know about it and the importance that this little creepy town holds. But what Gabriel finds it much more different to what he thought he would.
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