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This Might Hurt

BY STEPHANIE WROBEL

Growing up, Natalie always felt she had to be the responsible one, the ‘straight man’ to the whims of her mom and sister Kit. After their mother’s death, Natalie throws herself into work and taking care of Kit, but Kit flounders, quitting her latest low-level position to go on a self-improvement retreat. On a private island off the coast of Maine, Wisewood’s guests have to commit to a six-month stay, cut off from the rest of the world – no internet, no phones, no exceptions.

That is, until Natalie receives a menacing email from a Wisewood account threatening to reveal the secret she’s been keeping from Kit. She drops everything

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