Alexandra Berrington: the high school punk and troublemaker - the one who scares even the toughest of teachers and students. She is high school royalty, and anyone who forgets their place is stepped on. Most think she was born without a heart - only a black hole of cold anger where there should be compassion. Like all teenagers, Alex is just trying to make it to graduation and live the life she wants. That wish seems far off when her abusive ex-boyfriend shows up. With a nerd getting closer and closer to discovering her darkest secrets, graduation is the last thought on her mind. For once, Alex will choose, but this choice could be her last.

Ashley Everson had cheated death, but not on his own. After a miraculous recovery, he discovers he's not alone in his body anymore. Something lurks, whispering in his ear a language he can't understand, inviting a chasm of reality he didn't even know existed, inverting his life as he knows it. Is it responsible for his survival? Or is it just using him to hide from something much worse? What does the entity even want? What does it mean to his own mortality? Where did the entity even come from? Ash decides to find out before something much worse hunts down whatever is hiding inside of him. **Awarded 1st place in the Paranormal category for the Cleaved Awards 2019.** **Highest Ranked. Number 3 in Mystery. Number 2 in Thriller.** #bookiestars #EliteAwards2019 #diademawards #tea2020