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WHAT MY FAMILY BURIEDA NovelWritten by ALEEYAH.GENREFamily, Mystery,Suspense, Emotional Drama, RomanceTHEMEIt's about that heartbreaking moment to realized your family history's where built on lies and the exhausting contemplation between loving your family and needing the truth.BlurbTwelve years ago, Nora withtaker lost her older sister Elise.Everyone said Elise had run away. Nora believed them or tried to. She built a new life in Boston, leaving behind the family, the memories, and the boy she once loved.Then her grandmother dies, leaving Nora one condition return to the family home and stay for thirty days before selling it.Nora expects old arguments and painful memories. She doesn’t expect to find a photograph proving that Elise was alive days after her supposed disappearance.Or a note in her grandmother’s handwritingIf Nora comes home, tell her what happened.As Nora follows a trail of hidden letters, suspicious payments, and conflicting stories, she discovers that e

Última actualización : 2026-10-27

Chapter one.

TITLE: THE HOUSE THAT REMEMBERED.The house looked smaller than Nora remembered. A dozen years ago, the house seemed to sprawl endlessly under the overcast Maine sky, its lofty windows overlooking the road while its white walls defied the coastal wind. Today, it felt entirely abandoned by the town, its entryway choked with weeds and flakes of old paint peeling from the window frames.Pulling up under the branches of the old oak tree, Nora Whitaker turned off the ignition.Nora stayed behind the wheel for a few quiet seconds, watching the world blur through the rain-slicked glass. The road behind her was a literal trail of escape from a past she’d successfully avoided for twelve years. Ahead was the destination she feared the most: the childhood home where her sister once laughed, where her grandmother used to wait, and where the family secrets were finally clawing their way to the surface.The scenario of her return had played out on an endless loop in her thoughts.In one reality of

Última actualización : 2026-10-27

CHAPTER TWO.

TITLE: THE MAN WHO KNEW MUCH.Nora held her breathThe foot step stopped outside the studyFor seconds she remained crouched beside the desk staring at the narrow strip of light beneath the door. Whoever stood outside had not. Called her name. They had simply stopped, as though listening for somethingNora slowly rose to her feetWho's thereSilenceThen the handle movedNora stepped back as the door opened revealing Margaret in the hallway. Her aunt’s expression changed the moment she saw the open drawers and scattered papersWhat are you doing hereNora glanced towards the desk. I couldn't sleepMargarets eyes moved to the space beneath itHave you found somethingThe question came quicklyNora noticed the fear in her aunt’s face the way her fingers tightened around the doorframeWhy would you ask me thatMargaret straightened. Because the room is full of things and you've had a difficult day. You should be upstairsNora studied her. Did Grandma hide something in hereYour grandmoth

Última actualización : 2026-10-27

CHAPTER THREE.

TITLE: THE MAN AT THE HARBOUR.CHAPTER THREETHE MAN AT THE HARBOUR.The harbour smelled of salt, wet wood and a coming storm.Nora stepped out of her car. Pulled her coat tighter around herself. Fishing boats rocked against their ropes their hulls softly knocking against the docks. Beyond them the grey Atlantic stretched toward a horizon swallowed by clouds.Twelve years ago this place had been the place anyone claimed to see Elise, the last sighting of Elise.Now Nora was beginning to suspect that the word last had never meant what she thought it did.She checked the address on her phone. Caleb Reed’s maritime engineering company occupied a building near the far end of the harbour its windows facing the water. A faded sign hung above the entrance.REED MARITIME ENGINEERING.Nora paused outside.She had rehearsed what she would say during the drive from the family house. Every version sounded reasonable in her head. Every version disappeared when she imagined Caleb standing in front

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CHAPTER FIVE

TITLE: WHAT MARGARET KNEW.Morning arrived beneath a blanket of fog.Nora had barely slept. Every time Nora closed her eyes Nora saw the note on the kitchen table.You were warned to stop looking.The words had been printed neatly without a signature. Whoever had left it had known Nora was searching the house. Whoever had left it had known about the photograph, the records and perhaps even Elise’s letter.Nora sat at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee growing beside Nora.Nora had spent the hours reviewing the trust records. The payments were real. Their dates were difficult to ignore.. Nora still could not establish who had received the money or why.Nora needed answers from someone who had known the family before Elise disappeared.Margaret.Nora found Margaret in the sunroom seated beside the window with a book on Margarets lap. The pages were untouched. Margaret’s gaze remained fixed on the garden.Margaret looked up when Nora entered.“You are up early.”“I did not sleep.”Ma

Última actualización : 2026-10-29

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Chapter one.

CHAPTER TWO.

CHAPTER THREE.

CHAPTER FIVE