The Locket
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Last published Thu, Apr 9, 2020
Callie has a secret. Everyone is born with a locket that is unique to them. The locket represents the love and power they will receive in life, and matches the locket of the person they will marry. Callie, however, was born without a locket, and the only person who knows this is her mother. She must keep it to herself, or else she will be killed; but everything happens for a reason, right?
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