Noelle Monroe remembers only flashes of the few short years spent with her father. He disappeared when she was young, and now she wants to know why he left her behind when her dreams portray a man who loved her. Nothing else seems to matter as much as answering this question, especially after years growing up with her rage-filled mother, who insists that he abandoned them. She finds herself traveling across the country alone to the small town her father grew up in. Someone must remember the man now existing only in blurry memories and dreams. It's here that she meets West Harrison. He's tall, gentle, and determined to get to know the closed off girl who has appeared so suddenly in his remote Montana town. Slowly but surely, Noelle begins to put together the pieces behind her father's disappearance. But everything is not as it seems, and she will have to learn how to trust again or risk losing this new life she has begun to build in Aspen, Montana. - Later that night, I'm bundled up in the truck next to him, my converse lying on the floor and my arms wrapped tightly around my legs. It's quiet except for the sound of the heater blasting away the coldness. The moon is a brilliant glow in the dark sky, and rays of light fall across his face every now and then. Our eyes meet in the dark, his expression heavy and thoughtful. We sit in silence for a moment, our gazes locked, before he slowly reaches out and brushes warm fingers gently across my jaw. He looks down at my lips and I feel something I've never felt before. I'm not scared, and yet I'm terrified. It feels like an eternity passes before he swallows hard, pulling his hand away. It's dark for a moment, and then the moon emerges from behind a cloud, and everything is light. I take it in with wide eyes. This feels like magic, if magic could exist. I feel the warmth of his hand on my lower back. It's steady, comforting. I like it. And I... I wish he had kissed me.

It starts with a simple itch, nothing more. Maybe a few random spasms or the occasional shudder but you'll think nothing of it. Then you'll get blood shot eyes... Not enough sleep? It gets worse, much worse. The itching turns to scratching, clawing at you skin until it bleeds... and bleeds and bleeds. Then comes the anger which tips you over the top making you brake into a full blown seizure. Madness. You still with me? Well you won't be if they catch you, you'll be one of them...infected.

𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 | ❝We stopped checking for monsters under our bed when we realized they were inside us.❞ ┌── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┐ 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐔 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐇 © 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔 └── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┘

𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐒 | ❝Hell is just another place I guess I'll go to keep you warm.❞ ┌── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┐ 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐔 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐇 © 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕 └── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┘

𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃 | ❝Of course you're falling apart, darling. You're human and sometimes, humans only know how to crumble.❞ ┌── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┐ 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐇 © 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔 └── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┘

𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 | ❝I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.❞ ┌── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┐ 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐇 © 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔 └── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┘

𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 | ❝Don't underestimate the allure of darkness, even the purest hearts are drawn to it.❞ ┌── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┐ 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚: 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐇 © 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕 └── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┘

𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 | ❝You're strong, beautiful, full of light.❞ ┌── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┐ 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐇 © 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔 └── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┘

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋 | ❝Come to me, whenever you want. I won't let you lose control.❞ ┌── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┐ 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐇 © 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔 └── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┘

𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋 | ❝We are eternal beings, endings are not in our destiny.❞ ┌── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┐ 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐇 © 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓 └── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───┘