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Guided by childhood stories of dangerous waters and the warnings of what not to hear, take, or disturb, the narrative follows Lana’s uneasy return as she navigates peer pressure, shifting loyalties, and escalating supernatural dread. Mature themes include bullying and homophobia, body horror, murder, and explicit sexual situations.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n© Sylvie Helstaff All rights reserved.  \nThe characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.  \nNo generative artificial intelligence (AI) was used in the writing of this work or the creation of the artwork. 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The author reserves all rights to license use of this work for generative AI training and development of machine learning language models.  \nCover design and Layout © 2025 by Sylvie Helstaff First Edition  \nHelstaff Books  \nPlease visit us on the web at [sylviehelstaff.com](sylviehelstaff.com)  \nISBN: 979-8-9911841-6-8 (ebook)  \n979-8-9911841-7-5 (paperback)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nDedication  \nThis book is for the final girls and survivors, the ones who’ve been through some shit and deserve to get their happily ever after with the beautiful monster of their choosing.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContent Information  \nSubject matter depicted in this book may be sensitive for some readers. Content includes:  \nHomophobia/Bullying Misogyny Cannibalism  \nBody Horror Murder  \nExplicit Sexual Situations  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTable Of Contents  \nDedication  \nContent Information Table of Contents Chapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nEpilogue  \nAcknowledgements  \nAbout the Author  \nMore Books by Sylvie Helstaff  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nChapter 1  \nTHE LADY OF THE LAKE  \nLANA MORRISON KNEW, as all locals do, that you never swim in the lake. The waters of Oranbas Lake might look inviting, but looks can be deceiving. There are three unspoken rules in the town of Marney’s Peak:  \nnever swim in the lake, don’t take anything from the lake, and above all,  \ndon’t listen to anything you hear at the lake. She knew better, but she just couldn’t stay away. Not since that day.  \nIt’s been four years, but not a day goes by that Lana doesn’t think about those waters.  \nIt was a sweltering summer day, those four years ago, a few weeks before graduation. The forest buzzed with the sounds of insects as Lana and several other teenagers walked along the worn hiking path. Leaves rustled in the lazy breeze and warm light dappled her skin as they went. She lingered towards the back of the group, trying to ignore the building feeling of unease coiling in the back of her skull.  \n“Come on, slowpoke,” Molly said, turning around to grin at her.“What are you dragging your feet for?”  \nLana looked past her, catching Brook’s eye as he glanced back at them from up ahead. The four kids beside him snickered and talked amongst  \nthemselves, but Lana couldn’t hear what they were saying. She tried toshove down the feeling that they were talking about her.  \n“I’m not, it’s just hot out,” she said, picking up the pace to walk beside Molly.  \nIf she was honest, Lana was still a bit surprised that the popular blonde had invited her. They were on the field hockey team together, but only started hanging out halfway through the school year. 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