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"It looks...normal,"

Novalee commented as I slowly waved my flashlight across the solid dark oak floor of  the British Mansion. Scanning for signs of neglect and abuse but finding nothing unusual. A deep rumble nearly startles me as the thunder roars through the empty halls.

"There has to be something Nova. This is the place he was sold to, there's no where else...it could...wait,"

I cast my light across the oriental rug, finding subtle dark spots in its intricate patterns.

"Noah?"

I hand my sister the flashlight as she says my name, silently sinking down to one knee as I took the corner of the rug in my hand.

"Papa didn't kill that man for nothing," I mutter under my breath as lightning strikes the outside, sending a flash of white light through the room and I gulp.

Peeling the carpet up, I could see the wood wasn't as perfect as it first appeared.

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"NO, NO, NO!!!"

Wesley screamed as the doctor came closer, looking over him with the switch in one hand and a fist with the other.

"TALKING IS FOR HUMANS, NOT PRETTY PETS LIKE YOU!"

The Doctor grabbed hold of Wesley's leg just as he tried to crawl away and yanked him back. Wesley yearned for something, anything to hold on to. Something to protect him.

But the floor was too slippery and his nails were bleeding before the real torture had even begun.

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"Oh my God,"

I gasped as I traced the carved scratches on the wood. Scratches that seemed to be engraved. But he could tell from the darkened shade that these weren't made by a piece of furniture or on accident.

They were made by my father.

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BLURB

Aspiring 16 year old journalist, Noah Jackson is assigned with uncovering a deep family secret for his senior project in order to graduate high school early and to add a little spice to his portfolio.

With only the summer to find his inspiration, Noah travels to his older sister's house on the island of Bridgeport to begin his research.

On the surface, all three of his father's seem normal. They grew up in different places, two of them formed a band, one was a security guard for that band. You can fill in the rest right?

Or so he thought.

Searching deeper into the lives of his mom, dad, and papa...

He finds the deep dark secrets he was looking for.

And quickly wished he hadn't.

Horror/Adventure/ lil dash of Romance