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Sun Kissed Innsmouth

Part Thirty

Act II

Three years later, almost to the day since the night that changed Felecia’s life forever, and the rain and wind were just barely winding down so that she could manage to step outside and see to some of the days chores. There were a great many sleep-in days come winter and this was certainly one of them but...
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Sunkissed Innsmouth

Part twenty nine

Felecia got turned around in the muck with her back to the door of the shack. Another hand came into view and she used her knife to make it go away. A kick came from the right, no fair, the side she couldn’t see from. Her shoulder went numb and then another kick sent her arm landing limp against her...
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Sunkissed Innsmouth

Part Twenty Eight

Felecia crept away from the shack and the two men busy divvying up Mullens’ stolen goods. A brisk walk back to the mob showed Phillip encased and fallen to apathetic silence. He was never going to get any answers and the increasingly agitated crowd was forcing his hand.

Even if she could reach Phillip, even with them both armed, combined...
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Sunkissed Innsmouth

Part Twenty Seven

More faces from farther away were turning then. More determinately angry people were walking away from the main argument over to the fresh sounds of shouting. Felecia didn’t have time to get tangled up in drunkards or men who wanted to abuse her. The lout grabbed her arm, it was an affront, an assault, he was already twisting and yanking....
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Sunkissed Innsmouth

Party Twenty Six

Felecia didn’t dare speak anymore, not then, not after Phillip’s continuous wall of reasons and excuses. They were on their way to the nearside of the beach where the village ended, on their way to where all the commotion was coming from. She changed tactics, wanting to flesh out any chance of an option to do what was clearly the...
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Sunkissed Innsmouth

Part Twenty Five

Felecia was confused and angered by such a quick and flippant response. There was already ample evidence that Mullens’ son likely didn’t have anything to do with the murders, and even if he did, what about the law?

Felecia didn’t frequent the town, no one from Rotary house did. Trips were very rare and only made when father was still...
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