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CW: contains grief, physical violence, goreHe always leaves a painting.Detective Nora Kade stepped into the small apartment, her boots scuffing the worn hardwood. Her eyes swept the room—peeled wallpaper, a sagging couch, no sign of forced entry. Just death and art, she thought, her mind racing to stitch the impossible together. No shattered locks, no scuffled rugs—just a body and a canvas. Her stomach knotted, a familiar ache she couldn’t shake.“Kade!” The voice sliced through the stale air, sharp and too familiar. Miles Reddick, 29, only t...
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CW: Contains themes of loss and griefCharlotte stood in front of her childhood home for the last time, her heart heavy with an overwhelming sense of loss. The rain poured relentlessly, soaking her to the bone, mingling with the tears that streamed down her face. Her parents were gone, old age having swept them away like leaves in the wind, leaving her alone in the world. No family, no siblings—just her. Grief and confusion wrapped around her like a snake, suffocating her and stealing every breath, each gasp a painful reminder of all she had ...
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