Alfred was sixteen when his mother wanted him to finally try again at making friends. There was a reason she was hesitant before- but she thinks the issue has passed. Friendship was never his area of expertise. In fact, he preferred the silence of his lone company. Instead of loud parties, he'd rather be reading or scribbling away with his large collection of sketch books. Unfortunately for him, his mother was persistent. She took him to the town park and left him to associate with the locals at the playground. Naturally, he avoided the crowds of happily screaming kids and evaded to a quiet bench. He met a young girl named Mia who was quick to become his only friend. But issues begin to grow in their lives. Alfred isn't used to change, and when problems begin to happen to Mia and her family, he doesn't take it well- especially when she pushes him away and tells him they are no longer friends. He does his best to make her life easier, but his plans begin to darken as he begins to grow overwhelmed with fear, pain, sadness, and a longing to be with her like before. Mia wanted a friend. Mia met Alfred. Mia wants to leave her friend. Alfred doesn't. ---- :::: OBSESSIVE LOVE DISORDER: Obsessive love is a condition in which one person feels an overwhelming obsessive desire to possess and protect another person, with an inability to accept failure or rejection.::::

Alice Sable has been told her whole life that she was crazy; that's why she took the pills. But she always knew they were wrong. The day she stopped taking the pills was the day she saw the truth and really fell down the rabbit hole...

Dean Hollow is kept in the WillowWind Asylum. He didn't murder his parents, even if everyone says he did. A monster comes in his dreams, the monster who is accused of killing his family.

"He's like an angel" "So beautiful, so fragile" Words that people say about others are like putting brands on clothes, or chains on animals. People talk and words spread...that's just life. Then there's hope. We all need a little hope, even the fallen ones. But...I have a question. What is hope?

Have you ever felt as though you had been missing something? Felt as though something was being hidden from you? Everyday, someone (or more) is murdered. Sure, you may think, "People die everyday, so what?" But these people die in the most strange and otherwordly ways. Poisoned with unknown elements, stabbed by unimaginable weapons, left to die in the strangest places, and various other ways and methods. In the desert, where clouds hover close, one facility has dedicated itself to the research of these events. Determined to solve these mysteries, the facility pays the government to hide these murders from the news and public. After a series of repeating murders, a rising number of victims, and a decrease in money, the team of researchers find a lead as to where these weapons are coming from. But who wants to go with such an amazing risk of horrific death? (There is a lot of violence and blood, so if that is something you don't want to, or can't read, just find another book. Though I'm glad you considered reading this, there is gore... Just going to throw that out there.)

"Give me ten days, and I can give you ten reasons not to die." Evan paused. "And if I can't change your mind by then, you can go jump off that cliff."