Hiding out in an abandoned shack from their abusive pasts, Allison and Ethan Bryson entertain themselves by imaging all sorts of curious characters near the frozen lake outside their hut. But after Allison witnesses a man murder a young woman and discard her body beneath the icy lake, the line between real and imagine blurs. The struggle to survive increases when the young man discovers their shack and attempts to befriend the siblings. ***** The full-length, completed, stand-alone companion to Passing the Torch https://www.wattpad.com/story/90505120-passing-the-torch ***** [Wattpad Picks: Friday the 13th] 🏆 Long-listed in the #wattys2018! 🏆 1st place Winner of The Butterfly Awards 2019 in Mystery/Thriller. 🏆 1st place Winner of the Materia Awards 2019 in Thriller. 🏆 3rd place Winner of Top Shelf Teen Fiction Awards 2019 in Mystery. Copyright © 2019 by L.L. Sanders

*Highest rank #10 in Short Story* (Featured By Wattpad) By the end of the night two teenagers were dead. Mason Dale was killed. His throat slit by a beers broken glass. He was found in his friends basement. Some say his death was an accident, others say it was murder. Alice O'Conner committed suicide. She jumped off a bridge and drowned. She didn't leave a note. There was only one thing that connected their deaths that night. A party, one that would change the town Allenwood forever, and unleash its most hidden secrets. ••• Follow Alex and Elizabeth as they begin to unravel a secret, a secret so knotted it's begging to escape. •••COMPLETED••• This beautiful cover was created by @peachspit