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Chapter 7

Author: Afterlife Riot
I got home and sank onto the couch, raking a hand through my hair.

This was exhausting. Joseph just wouldn't stop coming after me.

A few hours later, I received a call from an unknown number.

I answered without thinking, and a shrill, furious voice screamed through the line. "Sabrina Davis! What did you do, you backstabbing little witch? What did you say to Joseph? Why doesn't he want me anymore?"

My face darkened. The mere sound of Lenore's voice made me sick to my stomach.

"Are you unwell
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