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Seventeen-year-old Sally gets an opportunity to get up close and personal with her forever crush, Damilola Taylor, but the encounter is not exactly how she envisages it to be.

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Imani's story unfolds during a meeting between a writer and a young woman who shares her story of love, loss, and rediscovery. A walk down memory lane where secrets are shared and regrets remain high.

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GROWING WITHOUT HER.🌼✨

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A touching story of love, loss, and healing about learning to live and grow after losing a mother too soon.

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SOMETHING ABOUT LOVE

SOMETHING ABOUT LOVE

She never planned to fall in love at least, not the way it happened. It started quietly, like a song she didn’t realize she’d been humming. He came into her life so unexpectedly, with laughter that made ordinary days feel special. They weren’t perfect far from it but somehow, it felt right. Their connection wasn’t loud; it was in the small things the long talks, the laughter, the teasing, the comfort of being understood without words.But love, as she learns, isn’t always about happy endings. Sometimes it’s about the lessons left behind. When distance, silence, and misunderstandings began to creep in, she found herself holding on to memories instead of moments. It hurt deeply, but it also made her stronger. This tells the story of a girl who gave her heart fully and learned that love isn’t measured by how long it lasts, but by how much it changes you. Through heartbreak and healing, she finds herself again softer, wiser, and still capable of love.By the end, she realizes something quietly powerful: maybe the person she was meant to love first was herself.

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The Day My Husband Stopped Praying With Me

The Day My Husband Stopped Praying With Me

Amara thought she knew her husband. For seven years, they prayed together every morning—until one day he stopped. As silence grows in their home, a message from a mysterious woman threatens to expose secrets that could destroy their marriage. Will prayer be enough to save what’s breaking?

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𝐴𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑤 𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝐻𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑎 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑, 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦. 𝑆ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝐵𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑛. 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑌𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑏𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑒, 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑢𝑝 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑙ℎ𝑎𝑗𝑖 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒. 𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑑𝑑𝑠.

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One Night-Stand With The Stranger

One Night-Stand With The Stranger

One night. One secret. One billionaire boss who remembers everything. Five years ago, a heartbroken dare led Halen into the arms of a devastating stranger. The morning after, he vanished, leaving only a memory—and a life-changing secret she’s raised alone. Now, the struggling single mom finally lands her dream job. But her new CEO is Nathan Harrington: the same man whose whiskey-colored eyes still haunt her dreams. He’s richer, more powerful, and more determined than ever. And when he discovers the son he never knew he had, Nathan isn’t asking for a second chance. He’s demanding a future. But between boardroom battles, a vicious media circus, and his own ruthless family, claiming his family might cost them everything they’ve just found.

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The whispered of the third main land bridge

The whispered of the third main land bridge

Synopsis In the sleepless heart of Lagos, something ancient stirs beneath the third main land bridge. Ride share driver Femi is exhausted drowning in debt, pressure and the endless grinding in Lagos. One night at exactly 1:13 AM, traffic freezes unnaturally at the bridge midpoint, his radio turned on by itself, and a calm voice whispered from it a simple command, stop the car, and stepped outside. The driver around him obey, all walking towards the railing of the bridge with empty smiles, beneath the dark lagoon, something vast moves and unseen but felt, feeding on human despair concentrate by the bridge night grid lock. Femi narrowed escape the pull, saved by a mysterious woman who reveals the terrifying truth, the bridge isn't just a concrete and steel, it's the hunting, below the creature, harvest exhaustion, regret, surrender and bad emotions from thousand who crossed the bridge daily and once it mark it target it never forget and it uses desperate ways to get his prey. Now targeted by the entity, Femi must choose between fleeing the night road of Lagos or he should confront a force older than the city it self, before the whispered finally convinced him to let go everything he had known.

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Empire of Secrets

Empire of Secrets

I built my life on control. Control over my image, my empire, my past. To the world, I am Elara Quin, the Billion Dollar Lady. The woman who turned nothing into a global luxury empire. Polished, untouchable, unbreakable. What no one sees is that perfection is armour, and I wear it because I learned early what happens when you don’t. When the threats begin, they aren’t random. They’re precise, personal. Someone knows my secrets. Someone wants to watch me lose everything. And no amount of money can make that danger disappear. That’s how Noah Blake enters my life. Ex-military. Disciplined, sharp, and completely unimpressed by my power. He doesn’t follow my rules. He makes his own. To him, I’m not a queen. I’m a liability. A target. One mistake away from bleeding out. I hate how easily he sees through me. I hate that he’s right. Forced into constant proximity, my world begins to shrink. Safe houses. Locked doors. Surveillance. Rules I never agreed to. Noah strips away my control piece by piece, while I fight him at every turn. We clash, we push, we burn. And somewhere between survival and defiance, something dangerous begins to take shape. But the real threat isn’t just outside. The past I buried is clawing its way back, and the enemy hunting me knows exactly how to break me. They know my real name, my history. And they know how to use Noah against me. Now I have a choice. Protect the empire I built with blood and fear, or risk everything for the one man who sees me without armour. Because in my world, love isn’t safety. It’s exposure. And it might be the thing that destroys me.

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Shadow of Lagos

Shadow of Lagos

Shadows of Lagos is a gripping drama and suspense story set in the heart of Lagos. It follows Adaeze, a young woman whose life takes a sudden turn when she receives a mysterious phone call claiming her brother is hiding dangerous secrets. As Adaeze digs deeper, she discovers hidden truths about her family, the people around her, and the city she thought she knew. The story explores themes of family, trust, betrayal, and survival, while capturing the real-life atmosphere of Lagos — from rain-soaked streets and bustling neighborhoods to the tension and unpredictability of urban life. Each chapter builds suspense, keeping readers hooked and eager to uncover the next secret. Perfect for fans of drama, suspense, and realistic Nigerian fiction, this story blends emotional depth with thrilling twists, making it relatable, exciting, and impossible to put down.

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The Crownless Jewel

The Crownless Jewel

In the ancient Yoruba city of Ile-Ife, a time of spiritual and ecological decline unfolds as sacred traditions are abandoned in favour of foreign trade and modernisation. Adegoke, the gifted but overlooked son of a minor court artisan, feels the weight of this disconnection deeply—especially as the once-vibrant Osun River sickens and the people forget their covenant with the Orisha. After a mysterious voice from the river reveals a shattered beaded crown—a symbol of the sacred pact between the Oba and Oshun, goddess of rivers—Adegoke discovers he is the “unwilling heir” destined to restore balance. Guided by cryptic wisdom from the reclusive Babalawo Baba Ologun and accompanied by his sharp-witted friend Ifeoma, daughter of the royal drummer, Adegoke embarks on a quest to recover the three fragments of the crown before the next full moon. Their journey takes them through the enchanted Iron Forest, where truth must be spoken to outwit the trickster spirit Àjẹ́, and into the heart of political betrayal when they confront Prince Adetola—the Oba’s brother—who has hidden the final fragment within a royal scepter while promoting destructive “progress” that poisons the land. Through sacrifice, sincerity, and song, Adegoke and Ifeoma summon a sacred white crocodile, fulfil Adetola’s impossible challenge, and awaken his buried conscience. In an act of communal healing, the prince joins them in reuniting the crown—not through force or ritual alone, but through renewed commitment to memory, reciprocity, and reverence for the land. When Oshun herself rises from the river, she crowns not a king, but Adegoke—the “crownless” boy who dared to care. The restored covenant flows not from gold or power, but from daily acts of respect, storytelling, and stewardship. In the end, Adegoke becomes known as “the Listener,” teaching future generations that true legacy lives not in objects, but in choices made with clean hands and open hearts.

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The Albino Child Who Dreamed Color

The Albino Child Who Dreamed Color

In a quiet village in Edo where red earth spreads, a girl is born without pigment, her pale skin and bright eyes marking her as an omen. To her neighbors, she is a witch, a curse; to her mother, she is Isoken “Satified with what God gives.” Isoken learns early that her difference is a burden as she grows up beneath the weight of whispers and superstition. While other children dance freely under the sun, she learns to dream far from it. She dreams of a future where difference is not feared but celebrated, a sanctuary for all those the world refuses to see: the blind, the deaf, the scarred, and the forgotten, a place where they can all belong. But dreams are dangerous in a place ruled by fear. Each step she takes toward her vision draws new rejection. Each small act of courage tests how far she is willing to go. Will Isoken’s light survive in a world determined to dim it? Or will her voice be the one to awaken others who, like her, were told they didn’t belong? The Albino Child Who Dreamed Color is a haunting and hopeful story of courage, belonging, and the power

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Escape from 'Okimmiri'.

Escape from 'Okimmiri'.

It started as a wish, then grew to a desire, transitioned to a dream, and finally actions were taken with opportunities aligned, blooming a very-so-beauitiful future. Ikemgba, now called Joseph built silent dreams on becoming a 'white-coat man', as his friend, Maduba termed Medical practitioners. And being the first born and son, an ancestral line that told that he was one of the last descendants of Okimmiri, knew that such a dream is impossible. Also considering, they were embedded with the healing power of bending blood to their will. With his father on death's bed, the boy subconsciously wished him gone. When the old man finally took his breath, kicking the bucket, the boy took to his heels leaving on a promise of periodic letter visit from him to his siblings. A missionary scholarship program in display, he took the grand opportunity and was discipled under Rev'd Felix Eddington. But as time ticked and ocean tide rose, home called, echoing at every corner of the earth. He could escape Ezenuka Village Community, but not the blood that runs in his veins. Left no choice, he answered, fulfilling a prophecy that stood after the beginning of time. A price was to be paid, blood was to be shed, how would Ikemgba keep his dreams afloat when the gods were calling?

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CHOICES THAT BUILD NOT BREAK

CHOICES THAT BUILD NOT BREAK

In Choices That Build, Not Break, Doc-Cally shares a moving true reflection drawn from an ordinary day that revealed extraordinary lessons about life, love, and mistakes. A simple visit to the salon becomes a mirror of society’s silent struggles, where emotions often overpower wisdom and innocence suffers quietly. Through the story of a young mother and her neglected child, Doc-Cally exposes the painful realities behind rushed choices and misplaced desires. She reminds readers that life doesn’t shatter all at once, it cracks slowly, one compromise at a time. With heartfelt honesty, she urges youths to think, pray, and choose wisely before acting on fleeting emotions. Choices That Build, Not Break is a timeless reminder that every decision we make is either building our peace or breaking our future.

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One Night-Stand With The Stranger

One Night-Stand With The Stranger

One night. One secret. One billionaire boss who remembers everything. Five years ago, a heartbroken dare led Halen into the arms of a devastating stranger. The morning after, he vanished, leaving only a memory—and a life-changing secret she’s raised alone. Now, the struggling single mom finally lands her dream job. But her new CEO is Nathan Harrington: the same man whose whiskey-colored eyes still haunt her dreams. He’s richer, more powerful, and more determined than ever. And when he discovers the son he never knew he had, Nathan isn’t asking for a second chance. He’s demanding a future. But between boardroom battles, a vicious media circus, and his own ruthless family, claiming his family might cost them everything they’ve just found.

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The Crownless Jewel

The Crownless Jewel

In the ancient Yoruba city of Ile-Ife, a time of spiritual and ecological decline unfolds as sacred traditions are abandoned in favour of foreign trade and modernisation. Adegoke, the gifted but overlooked son of a minor court artisan, feels the weight of this disconnection deeply—especially as the once-vibrant Osun River sickens and the people forget their covenant with the Orisha. After a mysterious voice from the river reveals a shattered beaded crown—a symbol of the sacred pact between the Oba and Oshun, goddess of rivers—Adegoke discovers he is the “unwilling heir” destined to restore balance. Guided by cryptic wisdom from the reclusive Babalawo Baba Ologun and accompanied by his sharp-witted friend Ifeoma, daughter of the royal drummer, Adegoke embarks on a quest to recover the three fragments of the crown before the next full moon. Their journey takes them through the enchanted Iron Forest, where truth must be spoken to outwit the trickster spirit Àjẹ́, and into the heart of political betrayal when they confront Prince Adetola—the Oba’s brother—who has hidden the final fragment within a royal scepter while promoting destructive “progress” that poisons the land. Through sacrifice, sincerity, and song, Adegoke and Ifeoma summon a sacred white crocodile, fulfil Adetola’s impossible challenge, and awaken his buried conscience. In an act of communal healing, the prince joins them in reuniting the crown—not through force or ritual alone, but through renewed commitment to memory, reciprocity, and reverence for the land. When Oshun herself rises from the river, she crowns not a king, but Adegoke—the “crownless” boy who dared to care. The restored covenant flows not from gold or power, but from daily acts of respect, storytelling, and stewardship. In the end, Adegoke becomes known as “the Listener,” teaching future generations that true legacy lives not in objects, but in choices made with clean hands and open hearts.

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THE LAGOS POLYMATH

THE LAGOS POLYMATH

In the sweltering heat of Surulere, Lagos, 23-year-old Tunde "Tee" Adebayo is drowning in his own potential. By day, he codes fintech prototypes in a cybercafé with faulty generators. By night, he designs agro-tech apps for his uncle's farm, writes viral Twitter threads on Yoruba proverbs, and tinkers with solar-powered phone chargers made from discarded e-waste. His mother sells akara on the roadside to keep the lights on; his younger sister's scholarship hangs by a thread. Tunde's curse? He can't choose one path—so he masters none. Then, at 2:17 a.m. on a rain-lashed Tuesday, he posts a 47-second video demo of "Àṣẹ"—a voice-AI that understands fractured Nigerian Pidgin, Yoruba tonal shifts, and market-day bargaining rhythms to help illiterate traders access digital banking. He tags no one. Expects nothing. But in a Palo Alto penthouse, reclusive VC Elena Rostova—a woman who hasn't funded a pre-seed startup in three years after a devastating betrayal—scrolls past it… then rewinds. Twice. What she sees isn't just code. It's the ghost of her own lost brother—a Nigerian polymath who died before his genius could breathe. She DMs him: "I'll wire $50K tomorrow. But you must do one thing: stop building everything. Build ONLY this." What follows isn't a fairy tale. It's a 10-part odyssey of near-collapse, cultural sabotage, a midnight raid by data thieves, and a final invention that doesn't just make millions—it rewrites who gets to own the future of African tech.

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The Crownless Jewel

The Crownless Jewel

In the ancient Yoruba city of Ile-Ife, a time of spiritual and ecological decline unfolds as sacred traditions are abandoned in favour of foreign trade and modernisation. Adegoke, the gifted but overlooked son of a minor court artisan, feels the weight of this disconnection deeply—especially as the once-vibrant Osun River sickens and the people forget their covenant with the Orisha. After a mysterious voice from the river reveals a shattered beaded crown—a symbol of the sacred pact between the Oba and Oshun, goddess of rivers—Adegoke discovers he is the “unwilling heir” destined to restore balance. Guided by cryptic wisdom from the reclusive Babalawo Baba Ologun and accompanied by his sharp-witted friend Ifeoma, daughter of the royal drummer, Adegoke embarks on a quest to recover the three fragments of the crown before the next full moon. Their journey takes them through the enchanted Iron Forest, where truth must be spoken to outwit the trickster spirit Àjẹ́, and into the heart of political betrayal when they confront Prince Adetola—the Oba’s brother—who has hidden the final fragment within a royal scepter while promoting destructive “progress” that poisons the land. Through sacrifice, sincerity, and song, Adegoke and Ifeoma summon a sacred white crocodile, fulfil Adetola’s impossible challenge, and awaken his buried conscience. In an act of communal healing, the prince joins them in reuniting the crown—not through force or ritual alone, but through renewed commitment to memory, reciprocity, and reverence for the land. When Oshun herself rises from the river, she crowns not a king, but Adegoke—the “crownless” boy who dared to care. The restored covenant flows not from gold or power, but from daily acts of respect, storytelling, and stewardship. In the end, Adegoke becomes known as “the Listener,” teaching future generations that true legacy lives not in objects, but in choices made with clean hands and open hearts.

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Big Dreams

Big Dreams

Hunger...poverty... underdevelopment... Words that are always associated with Africa, have we ever  wondered why that is the case? Why are we associated with such words when there's a lot more to us; our history and heritage, our cultures and our languages. We can't ignore the fact that we indeed have our own vices, but why should the vices be glorified when there are a plethora of beautiful things about us? "Don't you think you'll bore the class with this?" Chinaemerem asked as she turned the pages of my paper. "You think so?" I asked, "Yeah, I'm bored already and you're just midway your first page. No offense Ify, but could you make it more interesting?. Maybe add some personal experience to brighten it up. If you have no personal experience you can always ask someone around" Chinaemerem suggested "that's a brilliant idea, thank you so much Emerem. I think I'll do that instead" I won't bore you with a lecture on how we could be better as a people.  I mean, if we could solve hunger and poverty it would not exist but nobody knows how to, not even the greatest minds. So why spend the little time we have glorifying our impediments, when we can revere our cultures and experiences? My name is Ifeanyichukwu Adeduni Agu, I am an igbo girl from Nigeria, a country in West Africa. And this is one of my experiences. "Now this is perfect, continue" she said sitting back.

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THE UNBROKEN PATH

THE UNBROKEN PATH

In the quiet village of Umueze, where faith and tradition intertwine, Nkem Okeke is born into a deeply religious family whose devotion to God runs as thick as the red soil beneath their feet. But beneath their harmony lies a wound — the family’s longing for a son in a culture that measures legacy by lineage. From childhood, Nkem’s curiosity and courage set her apart. While her father preaches purity and restraint, she dreams of independence and purpose beyond the confines of tradition. When she earns admission to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nkem steps into a new world — one that challenges her upbringing and forces her to redefine what faith, womanhood, and freedom truly mean. Her journey is one of strength tested by rejection, of conviction shaken by love, and of a daughter’s quest to reconcile faith with individuality. When her defiance leads to her father’s fury and eventual disownment, Nkem must walk an unbroken path of forgiveness, resilience, and redemption. Set against the lush backdrop of Igbo culture, The Unbroken Path is a moving tale of courage, self-discovery, and the power of staying true to one’s values in a world that demands conformity. It celebrates womanhood, questions rigid traditions, and reminds us that true faith is not in appearance — but in love, compassion, and purpose.

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CHOICES THAT BUILD NOT BREAK

CHOICES THAT BUILD NOT BREAK

In Choices That Build, Not Break, Doc-Cally shares a moving true reflection drawn from an ordinary day that revealed extraordinary lessons about life, love, and mistakes. A simple visit to the salon becomes a mirror of society’s silent struggles, where emotions often overpower wisdom and innocence suffers quietly. Through the story of a young mother and her neglected child, Doc-Cally exposes the painful realities behind rushed choices and misplaced desires. She reminds readers that life doesn’t shatter all at once, it cracks slowly, one compromise at a time. With heartfelt honesty, she urges youths to think, pray, and choose wisely before acting on fleeting emotions. Choices That Build, Not Break is a timeless reminder that every decision we make is either building our peace or breaking our future.

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Shadow Work

Shadow Work

"I watched him die. I watched him fall into the black heart of the Lagoon. So why is he leaving me gifts made of human skin?" ​Five years ago, Tope was the "Golden Boy" of the Lagos Major Crimes Unit, a profiler who could think like a monster until he became one. But when he failed to stop The Tailor, a surgical serial killer who sews his victims into grotesque masterpieces, Tope didn't just lose the case. He lost his partner, his badge, and his mind. ​Now, Tope is a "Yesterday Man," a ghost haunting the city, working a dead-end security job and drowning his PTSD in bitter kola nuts and cheap gin. He thought the nightmares were over. He thought the Tailor was dead. ​ He was wrong. ​When a body is found suspended in a Lagos skyscraper, displayed with the Tailor’s signature golden thread, the message is clear. But this time, it’s personal. Carved into the victim’s chest is one word: TOPE. Forced back into a world that despises him, Tope must navigate a city fueled by corruption and ancient superstitions. With a skeptical forensic psychologist and detective as his only ally and a younger sister who has just become the killer’s next obsession, Tope must decide: How much of his soul is he willing to sew into the darkness to catch the man who owns his past?

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