The Mark Beneath Our Skin |.| L. MATTHEWS
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In the endless wilderness, survival strips you down to what you really are. For Alana Willis, that means confronting the brutal truth she's spent her whole life outrunning. That the monster lurking in the dark isn't out there, it's inside her.
After the crash, hunger and violence twist the remaining survivors into something unrecognizable. But while the others fight to hold on to what's left of themselves, Alana begins to realize she was built for this. The blood, the fear, the hunger- it feels like home. As the line between necessity and cruelty blurs, Alana must decide whether to keep pretending she's better than the things she's done... or embrace the terrifying truth that in this place monsters don't hide under beds. They lead the pack.
But she isn't alone. Lottie Matthews, the girl who sees things no one else can- who talks to the darkness like it answers back, becomes the one person who makes Alana feel like she isn't completely lost. Together, they spiral - two beautiful, terrifying forces feeding off each other's madness.
As the blood spills and the cold sinks in, Alana realizes the monster she was afraid of has always been inside her. And Lottie's the only one who knows how to speak its language. In a world where sanity is a liability, they find something dangerous in each other; understanding.