The Valedictorian's Last Wish

Rachel Vance

Maison d'édition: NOVELSEA

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Rachel achieved the impossible—a perfect score, making her the top science student and securing a place at Harvard University. But on the night her mother, Grace, throws a lavish celebration party, Rachel's body lies cold in the hospital morgue. Trapped in a home where her mother's obsession with her absent father, Victor, breeds daily cruelty, Rachel's final hours are a desperate struggle against neglect, abuse, and a chilling accident. Now, as a ghost forced to witness the aftermath, Rachel watches the devastating truth unfold: the parents who never wanted her are about to learn the crushing cost of their regret. A haunting and emotional story of a brilliant life cut short and the searing legacy of familial betrayal.

Disponible depuis: 26/01/2026.

Longueur d'impression: 46 pages.

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