She wasn't a bad kid. She never snuck out, she always did her chores, she had good grades.... So, what had she done to deserve this? Never has she once doubted God - If He was really up there. And that is what sixteen-year-old Aliana Karson begins to wonder when she wakes up in the hospital room 406. If God was up there, and was really as fair as people preach, then why had he chosen her for this terrible fate? She was a perfectly good person; kind, beautiful, smart, talented. Though, if you asked her what the one thing was that she wanted out of everything - her answer would be simple. Easy. Quick. To dance. That's all she wanted. She breathed for it, she lived for it. She loved it. But what happens when that is all shattered? What happens when the one thing she loved since she was three is ripped from right under her feet... literally? Could God really be that cruel?

Ariella Raven Furia. Ariella: Root word- Ella: meaning 'angel' in the language of God. Prefix- Ari: meaning 'darkened' in God's law. Raven: The blackened bird which soars well below the skies of God. Furia: Hound of eternal Hell. A name that punishes and brings shame to the being who knows of the true meaning. A name that contains so much beauty yet so much despair. A name unbearable to live by. A name that reminds her of what she now is, every time another dies at her cold, pale hands as the tears streamed steadily down her flawless, heart-broken, immortal face. A cursed name containing a cursed fate she will never be able to run away from. Her heart is not cold, it's just broken.

Haunted. Terrified. Alone. Those three words seem to be the only emotions that seventeen year old Gabriel Adams knows how to feel. At the age of thirteen, when other boys were chasing after pretty girls and playing in the dirt, Gabriel had been kidnapped and molested. Now, several years later, Gabriel still can't return to the normal life he'd lived before the Incident. He's terrified of the dark, and even the daytime gives him anxiety attacks. Gabriel hates being touched. A simple brush against him will set him off into spasms while panic quickly takes over his mind. It seems as if nothing will relieve Gabriel from the constricting, painful claws of the man who'd done him harm, and Gabriel is becoming desperate. That's when Evan Ricci steps in. Evan, a stubborn yet surprisingly selfless teenager, moves to the small, quiet town of Clydesdale Heights. When Evan sees a small, awkward blond haired boy carrying pop boxes across the street while he's bringing moving boxes into the new house, he decides to help him. Things don't go exactly as planned, though, and their relationship begins with a rather rough start. The two eventually learn to bond, and Evan helps Gabriel learn to deal with the psychological consequences of being molested, which eventually blooms into an understanding so deep they can't imagine themselves with anyone but the other. A hint of infatuation sparks up, but not quite yet will the love blossom out like most. Their love will take time. And lots of patience and persistence, too.