Haunting Adeline
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- Author：H.D. Carlton
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Summary
The Manipulator
I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me。
I will make you hurt， make you cry， make you laugh and sigh。
But my words don't affect him。 Especially not when I plead for him to leave。
He's always there， watching and waiting。
And I can never look away。
Not when I want him to come closer。
The Shadow
I didn't mean to fall in love。
But now that I have， I can't stay away。
I'm mesmerized by her smile， by her eyes， and the way she moves。
The way she undresses。。。
I'll keep watching and waiting。 Until I can make her mine。
And once she is， I'll never let her go。
Not even when she begs me to。
While not required， it is highly suggested to read the novella， Satan's Affair， first。
This book was previously banned on Amazon due to the trigger warning。 Please read reviews or go to the author's website。
I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me。
I will make you hurt， make you cry， make you laugh and sigh。
But my words don't affect him。 Especially not when I plead for him to leave。
He's always there， watching and waiting。
And I can never look away。
Not when I want him to come closer。
The Shadow
I didn't mean to fall in love。
But now that I have， I can't stay away。
I'm mesmerized by her smile， by her eyes， and the way she moves。
The way she undresses。。。
I'll keep watching and waiting。 Until I can make her mine。
And once she is， I'll never let her go。
Not even when she begs me to。
While not required， it is highly suggested to read the novella， Satan's Affair， first。
This book was previously banned on Amazon due to the trigger warning。 Please read reviews or go to the author's website。
Reviews
S
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4，4no wtf was the ending。I’m shocked， confused and angry。brother wtf it can’t just end like that。 I’m in disbelief。give me a moment to understand and then I can write my feeling about this book。I need to read the senconf book so we’re going to do this fast。I love zade and adeline sm。I kinda relate to adeline so that’s something。I have mixed feeling about zade。 sometimes I hate him and other times I love him。but whatever he’s fine asf and I do really love him。and he is funny asf that man got som 4，4no wtf was the ending。I’m shocked， confused and angry。brother wtf it can’t just end like that。 I’m in disbelief。give me a moment to understand and then I can write my feeling about this book。I need to read the senconf book so we’re going to do this fast。I love zade and adeline sm。I kinda relate to adeline so that’s something。I have mixed feeling about zade。 sometimes I hate him and other times I love him。but whatever he’s fine asf and I do really love him。and he is funny asf that man got some humourbut let’s not forget adelinecause that women is certainly something god I love her sm okay bye I need to read the second book and get my answers 。。。more
Bella Viertola
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Literally one of the best books I've ever read。 Super interesting and Zade is just omg Literally one of the best books I've ever read。 Super interesting and Zade is just omg 。。。more
sofia
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Smut。
A。M。
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What a rollercoster ride filled with super steamy scene。 This story does end with a major cliffhanger so prepare to have book two in hand to continue the story of Zade and Adeline
Nostariel
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Oh。 My。 Freaking。 God。This book was just so。。 overwhelmingand unhinged and breathtaking and simply amazing！I consider myself as a morally grey person after reading this story。I am at the same time thrilled and suspicious。I LOVE when book give me something to think about more and more after。This book definitely challenges you to consider， where is your personal line of decency and where your own morals starts and ends。
Sarah Simons
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glad I readSo I waited months to read this because I was worried it would be to much， but in reality it’s not what I thought At all
Alyssa
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I DNF’d。 To much sexual assault for me to get behind。
Alaynna Baylis
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Wonderful book！！ Wish I could read it again for the very first time ❤️🔥😍
bringmethelimes
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This is my first stalker romance so I don't have anything to compare it to but for the most part I enjoyed it，The vibes were amazing。 The characters are intriguing and I’m not only speaking about our FMC and MMC but also those surrounding them。 There was an overarching plotline and several subplots keeping it interesting。 The writing style keeps you engaged and I was able to finish big boy in a day。 Although I would definitely say people should read trigger warnings before jumping into this one。 This is my first stalker romance so I don't have anything to compare it to but for the most part I enjoyed it，The vibes were amazing。 The characters are intriguing and I’m not only speaking about our FMC and MMC but also those surrounding them。 There was an overarching plotline and several subplots keeping it interesting。 The writing style keeps you engaged and I was able to finish big boy in a day。 Although I would definitely say people should read trigger warnings before jumping into this one。 The smutty scenes are steamy af Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Ann
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~4。5 stars~this book was literally one of the craziest things i've ever read。 i mean， i was trying to hold back screams when i was reading this in public。 had me on the edge of my seat the whole time！！ it didn't make me cry so i can't give it a perfect rating， but it came pretty freaking close。 Zade is just wow。 and Addie was literally such a baddie （haha that rhymes）。 i really don't even have words except for WOW！ this book made me question things about myself and i think i learned a lot of new ~4。5 stars~this book was literally one of the craziest things i've ever read。 i mean， i was trying to hold back screams when i was reading this in public。 had me on the edge of my seat the whole time！！ it didn't make me cry so i can't give it a perfect rating， but it came pretty freaking close。 Zade is just wow。 and Addie was literally such a baddie （haha that rhymes）。 i really don't even have words except for WOW！ this book made me question things about myself and i think i learned a lot of new things。 this was by far the darkest thing i've read and dealt with a lot of heavy topics， go please go into this with caution。 everything that Zade did regarding his word had my jaw on the floor。 i was simply speechless。 and the everything he did regarding Addie！！！！ oh my god。 there was for sure a lot of questionable things happening but i think that in the end it all kinda settled。 there definitely needs to be some talking done between them in the next book but i'm so ready for it！！！ this ending was simply insane。 i was in shock and i'm so happy i have the next one handy cause i need to start it NOW！！ overall， i would recommend but only if you're in the mood for some really dark shit and a very crazy rollercoaster。 。。。more
Iida Vahekoski
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ducking in love😫 At some points i was very scared and disturped but it was all worth it in the end！ The ending is really bothering me…I really hope Adeline is okay and oh Zade too😭 And also Adeline i don’t blame you for falling in love with Zade bc girl same😏🫣 Love them tho🫶🏻
Kazhe Kurdo
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i dont know if its my trauma response or my hormones talking， I loved thisps: its all of the above
Debbie
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Okay for the first book， I'm going to put on my honest review。 I don't like the way the male main character treated the female main character。 All the stalking and shit， I don't condemn any violence at all！ But it's fiction and dark romance hellooo。 My finals review will be on the second book， watch me change my mind lmao。 4。6/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4/🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Okay for the first book， I'm going to put on my honest review。 I don't like the way the male main character treated the female main character。 All the stalking and shit， I don't condemn any violence at all！ But it's fiction and dark romance hellooo。 My finals review will be on the second book， watch me change my mind lmao。 4。6/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4/🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 。。。more
Amber
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book definitely isn’t for everyone。 And it’s highly important to heed the warnings first。 But as someone who enjoys dark fiction， I really enjoyed this book。I was admittedly skeptical at first， and found it hard to find Zade’s motivations to make sense。 A man who stalks a girl， is also someone who saves women and children from trafficking？ It seemed to be two puzzle pieces that didn’t fit together。 But as more of Zade’s and Addie’s characters were revealed it all started to work。 It made se This book definitely isn’t for everyone。 And it’s highly important to heed the warnings first。 But as someone who enjoys dark fiction， I really enjoyed this book。I was admittedly skeptical at first， and found it hard to find Zade’s motivations to make sense。 A man who stalks a girl， is also someone who saves women and children from trafficking？ It seemed to be two puzzle pieces that didn’t fit together。 But as more of Zade’s and Addie’s characters were revealed it all started to work。 It made sense， as much as dark fiction can make sense。 There’s always a suspension of disbelief， but I found I didn’t have to worry about that too much overall。I adored how this was written， and the descriptive language used。 I think heavy subject matter was handled well， and didn’t seem disrespectful at all。 。。。more
Leonie
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4。75/5No matter which corner of bookish social medias you frequent， if there’s a certain darkness to your reads there is no way you haven’t come across Haunting Adeline。 I’ve read the name so many times， I saw so many different people read it and have as many varying perspectives and opinions to and of this that I had no clue if I really wanted to dip my feet in。 Especially because the Stalker theme is one that particularly scares， disgusts， and terrifies me。 Not wanting to let go of spooky seas 4。75/5No matter which corner of bookish social medias you frequent， if there’s a certain darkness to your reads there is no way you haven’t come across Haunting Adeline。 I’ve read the name so many times， I saw so many different people read it and have as many varying perspectives and opinions to and of this that I had no clue if I really wanted to dip my feet in。 Especially because the Stalker theme is one that particularly scares， disgusts， and terrifies me。 Not wanting to let go of spooky season was the final push I needed to tackle this and I’m actually glad I did because this was such a good read。 Was it dark？ Yes， sure。 Did it contain very explicit scenes？ Absolutely。 Did it make me feel comfortable and cozy？ Hell no。 But the vibes were amazing。 The characters are intriguing and I’m not only speaking about our FMC and MMC but also those surrounding them。 There was an overarching plotline and several subplots keeping it interesting and to all those complaining about the smut scenes in particular: you had been warned。 Start taking warnings written by authors at the start of books seriously。 One other thing before we dive in: This is a work of fiction。 Treat it as such。 Just because “women*” swoon for a guy like Zade doesn’t mean any of his doings would be appreciated in the real life。 I also swooned for Bane in the Batman stories and still prefer my S/O not to be a terrorist unleashing several different threats to humanity on the world。 To be less drastic: Most of the traits we find appealing in fictional men， such as a certain possessiveness， violence or villainy would also not be appealing in the real world。 It is a retreat， not a wishlist for a significant other。 Starting off with the characters: I enjoyed them a lot。 I prefer characters to have rougher edges and things to like and dislike about them。 Adeline is a perfect example， she’s described as beautiful but there’s a ruggedness to her character I appreciated， sprinkle on a bit of social awkwardness and typical traits of an extroverted introvert （or … just a very well masking introvert who adapted to the rules of society and reads people like children’s stories） and we have ourselves a female MC that is not perfect， is not an innocent little bird caged in a golden aviary and takes glimpses into the darker parts of the world。 She also doesn’t make the best decisions all the time， struggles with what she does want and is overall a character I found very easy to relate to。 Zade is a very intriguing character。 He has a ton of layers to be peeled back and there is so much to discover around him and even though I’m not a fan of the first look and boom in love trope， it does make sense here。 I enjoyed his pov a lot because there were more glimpses into him than Addie has at most times and it proves there is more to him than his addiction and obsession to Addie。 Is he morally acceptable？ Of course not， do we still want a villain to burn fictional worlds for us？ Yes， absolutely we （I） do。 And his humour？ Top tier。 The supporting characters surrounding both MCs seem to be perfection。 I enjoyed Jay a lot， because he seems to be the friend Zade needs at times （even though our boy might still need to find that out for himself） and Daya is the personification of a great friend: coming over with booze for daydrinking renovations is something every good friend should offer， in my opinion。 They also don’t seem to hold grudges unnecessarily long and are what actual friends should be。 Going on to the plotlines: there seems to be an overarching plotline that is bigger than this book， which I appreciate， because that usually means the sequel isn’t just full of filler chapters and an author actually having a plan instead。 The smaller mystery subplot did offer a connection to Addie， her family history， and her own destiny， yet wasn’t that heavily weighed， that I probably wouldn’t have missed it， if it weren’t there。 It did provide with a bit of mystery， and it also didn’t disturb the feeling of the book， but rather supported it。 One thing I absolutely loved about this were the vibes: It has such a perpetual Halloween vibe to it， I just adored it。 The Manor is pure and utter perfection， the descriptions are well done and transport the reader right into the midst of it and I appreciated the woven in horror parts a lot。 If this were a movie， I’d be scared shitless， not gonna lie。 I loved it。 Moving on to the one thing that probably divides the readership: the smut and spice scenes。 I’d like to reiterate my claim from the beginning of this review: this is a work of fiction。 It’s not supposed to coddle you， make you comfortable and tuck you in a fluffy cloud of morally perfect decisions while writing a check list for your potential lover。 It’s maybe even supposed to make you question your own morals， your very own， very personal limits and the deep， dark well of “why the hell am I intrigued by this”。 Things we appreciate in fictional men are red flags in real men because fictional men are more capable than real ones。 Don’t take offense to this， but it’s the way I see it。 Fictional men are able to read the bodies of fictional women and as long as a majority of real men are not able to find pleasurable spots of their partner， I don’t trust them to tell the differences between saying “no” and meaning “no”。 So， no， this is not something enjoyable in a real setting but it is not supposed to。 It’s a fantasy sold， with fictional characters having fictional abilities and fictional intercourse， for fucks sake。 Don’t shame people because they enjoy the fiction of men actually knowing what they’re doing。 Adding to this: We see Addie struggle with this a lot。 We watch her conclude she is intrigued by what Zade does as much as she’s scared of it and thus struggle with her reaction to it。 It is actually tackled IN THE BOOK that the main female character is torn between knowing that’s wrong and still wanting it。 Furthermore， Zade not being pretentious about his actions， morals and wants is a big plus。 He never pretends to be a good man; he doesn’t want to present that side to Addie and make her fall for a version of him， he not actually is。 There are extremes in this book and yes， not everyone is going to like that。 As well as not everyone sharing the same preferences Addie （maybe subconsciously） has and not being intrigued or being intrigued to a different level by the scenes。 That is normal。 And not everyone has to like what is portrayed。 To me， this spice was top tier。 It was dark， dominant and had moments that did challenge my own morals and made me stop and think， why this was intriguing me or why I drew the line somewhere。 Another thing I appreciated a lot was the way Carlton depicted Addie’s inner struggle in those moments and the powerful quotes that other authors aspire to pull of， but never managed to quite so beautifully as Carlton does。 I expected to be very uncomfortable during this read and at points I was， but never to the limit of me wanting to stop。 In all honesty: I could not put it down。 Being told multiple times it might drag on at some points， I didn’t feel like that at all。 I enjoyed the overall pacing， the small， slow moments as well as the rushing of the plot at times。 All in perfect balance to me。 The only thing I’d criticise is the mystery subplot being not that deeply crafted and that is basically it。 I enjoyed a book challenging me to rethink my own limits， convictions and morals while being scared， uncomfy， tucked in and in awe。 My favourite moment of the whole book？ The vulnerable night scene， we all know which I mean。 I’ll hold that one in my heart forever。 And now， … I am utterly terrified to continue。 。。。more
♔▴▾Alyssa▾▴♕
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hot garbage but it's my hot garbage and i fcking loved it！！ hot garbage but it's my hot garbage and i fcking loved it！！ 。。。more
Tisha
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3。5⭐️ the non consensual sex， but she liked it？… a bit much for my taste。 And some parts was a bit cringe but overlooking those it was pretty entertaining。
Kim
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⭐ 1。5 idk。。。。。。。。。。。
𝙾𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚊
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“Heaven isn’t a place you go to when you die， it’s inside the person that’s worth dying for” ⥼~-✰-~⥽ ☽ ˚•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚＊☾ ⥼~-✰-~⥽ ✦⤷ 𝚆𝚑𝚢 𝚒 𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 ⥼~-✰-~⥽ ☽ ˚•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚＊☾ ⥼~-✰-~⥽I have picked this book up because I wanted to read this for halloween along with a friend of mine so we are buddy reading the books together！ Honestly I was so close to putting this book on hold but I’m glad I pushed through it because boyyyyy juicy shit on your way！！ೃ︵➷ 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 ⥼~-✰-~⥽ ☽ ˚• “Heaven isn’t a place you go to when you die， it’s inside the person that’s worth dying for” ⥼~-✰-~⥽ ☽ ˚•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚＊☾ ⥼~-✰-~⥽ ✦⤷ 𝚆𝚑𝚢 𝚒 𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 ⥼~-✰-~⥽ ☽ ˚•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚＊☾ ⥼~-✰-~⥽I have picked this book up because I wanted to read this for halloween along with a friend of mine so we are buddy reading the books together！ Honestly I was so close to putting this book on hold but I’m glad I pushed through it because boyyyyy juicy shit on your way！！ೃ︵➷ 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 ⥼~-✰-~⥽ ☽ ˚•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚＊☾ ⥼~-✰-~⥽ So this book take place from Adeline who is the main character of the book， she is an author herself which is very interesting to see。 She has a lot of family issues/dramas in the past someone very close to her heart passed away left adeline the mansion。 She also suspects that because the house is so old she thinks it’s possibly haunted with all the strange creek sounds old wood breaking… but that’s not what it is…🤭There’s a mysterious guy who I won’t name I love mysteries so you will have to find out yourself hehe。 He stalks adeline wherever she goes and touches。 Boyyyyyy I wanna say more about this but due to spoilers not going to。I love this authors writing style I don’t get why people don’t like it but I guess everyone is different finding writing authors。 I didn’t find this book overly complicated it was actually a fast introduction aswell where sometimes with these “smutt books” they tend to just drag。。 it’s also my first time reading this author and I can say gained a new fan！ I am looking forward to read more of their work in futures time！ What I loved aswell this is somewhat gripped you in places where it’s hard to put the book down as there’s so many good things happening that’s what I like about the book it doesn’t slow down and it’s always so tense aswell like “WHEN ARE THESE TWO GOING TO MEET” in that way🤣I cannot wait to read book 2 of this find out more！ Obvi more smutt romance scenes 😂😂•̩̩͙✦𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛 & 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐•̩̩͙✦⭐️ 5！！🌶5。5 。。。more
ava
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overhyped
Lina
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I'm never trusting booktok with book recommendations ever again！ I don't even know if I'll finish reading this book。 （view spoiler）[Doesn't anybody find it ironic that Zade dedicates his life to saving women and children from rape and then does the exact same thing to Adeline？ （hide spoiler）]The writing isn't good either。 It is neither good nor enjoyable。 I might stick it out to the end， who knows。。。 I'm never trusting booktok with book recommendations ever again！ I don't even know if I'll finish reading this book。 （view spoiler）[Doesn't anybody find it ironic that Zade dedicates his life to saving women and children from rape and then does the exact same thing to Adeline？ （hide spoiler）]The writing isn't good either。 It is neither good nor enjoyable。 I might stick it out to the end， who knows。。。 。。。more
Kezban
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4 ✩I did know what I was getting into before reading this because of the extensive amount of content warnings and let me tell you this shit was REALLY dark。 This book is definitely not for everyone and can be very triggering。 We can differentiate between fiction and reality meaning we shouldn't judge people based on what they read。 My moral compass is still intact thankfully because I know for sure if this happened to me irl I would NOT under any circumstances fall in love with my stalker。 But i 4 ✩I did know what I was getting into before reading this because of the extensive amount of content warnings and let me tell you this shit was REALLY dark。 This book is definitely not for everyone and can be very triggering。 We can differentiate between fiction and reality meaning we shouldn't judge people based on what they read。 My moral compass is still intact thankfully because I know for sure if this happened to me irl I would NOT under any circumstances fall in love with my stalker。 But in a fictional sense。。。 I wouldn't mind it。 Zade was really crazy but in a hot way。 His possesiveness omg do not get me started。 AND HIS EYES WTF ABSOLUTELY AMAZING。 He's absolutely terrifying and I loved everything about it。 Reading about the stalking was kind of intriguing to me oops。 I loved him bc of his job and his mission in life even though he's kind of a walking contradiction。 This is definitely the darkest of dark romances。 I was so invested though I couldn't put it down。 I did love the subplot of Adeline's great-grandmother's murder and her journal entries。 the scene in the house of mirrors though 😏。 I can officially say I've been traumatised by a book in a good way。 。。。more
Laura
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Definitely didn’t hate it。 But the storyline got pretty weak after awhile and the main character was kind of infuriating。 Also the guy was so creepy and thought he was a saviour when he was one of the worst bad guys， I’m not sure if it was trying to make him redeemable somehow？ I also couldn’t get into the great grandmother storyline and found myself scimming through a lot of the book。 Don’t know if I’ll read the second one
Ashley Roaf
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Are you flipping kidding me？ I devoured this book。
Kendra
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5/5 ⭐️ oml one of the best dark romance series i’ve read so far
Raymi Todd
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If you’re my friend and you saw that I read this book… no you didn’t。 🫣
Abby Holder
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I don’t know what kind of person giving this book more than 3 stars would make me
allyson bruns
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fucking disgusting。 the amount of times zade r*pes adeline… are we romanticizing this now？ what the fuck
Lauren Mistretta
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4。5/5
Lex Duncan
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uhhhhĥhh
Reference
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