"The most frightening story I have ever read", "Terrifying", "I never want to sleep alone again", "The first time I have read a story which has made my heart race", "Brilliantly written", "Honestly the most gripping story I've read in a long time, from the very first line to the very last. I think everyone that read this can say this is in their list of worst fears.", "This was utterly brilliant. Terrifying and compelling all the way through.", "You made me want to burn my bed and run". - Reddit Users An account of the most horrifying experience I have ever had. I was a child at the time, but only now do I feel safe enough to even speak of what occurred, during the night, at bedtime. In the darkness something lurked. God help me if it was all real.

A world torn apart by war that never ends. Behind this war there’s a secret guarded by leaders for fear of losing their power, a secret powerful enough to kill. Trapped between his conscience and a future that has been planned for him since before he was born, Jase is stuck dealing with the consequences of decisions that are out of his control. Frustrated with his inability to change his father’s mind, he leaves, where he soon runs into someone who could change the way he looks at his fate forever.

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