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CHAPTER 53: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
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2024-10-29 19:42:56After Ella ended the call with Jessica, she went back to sleep. She had been having poor sleep and she could barely get a full hour of uninterrupted sleep. So when sleep came so easily, her body willingly submitted. However, her sleep had taken her to another dimension filled with nightmares.
Ella let herself into the dark and quiet house. She instantly knew something was terribly wrong because she could not hear her children playing. She switched on the light and gasped in surprise when she saw an empty room. There was no furniture or wall hanging or even a single item in the room. She wandered into the kitchen and was met by the same emptiness. Ella was feeling panicked as she looked through the other rooms and found the exact same thing. The house was empty.
“What kind of thief steals eve
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