In the shadowy woods of summer camp, Kim's world is shattered when her quirky, unpredictable camper, Sarah, attacks her under a full moon. ​Surviving the mauling against all odds was just the beginning. Something has changed deep within Kim. ​Back home in the rugged mountain town of Alden, Colorado, Kim grapples with raging new senses, a fractured family, and a high school full of plastic smiles. But a deeper rot is festering in Alden. Something ancient and evil has arrived, a creature that wears her classmates' faces and feeds on their agony. ​To survive, Kim must unravel the mystery of the monster stalking the hallways while fighting to control the predator growing inside her. With the help of an unlikely group of outsiders, she is racing against a ticking clock to find the beast's heart before the next full moon-and before the monster in her, or the one in her school, consumes everything she loves. ​Will Kim be able to stop the horror without, or will she lose herself to the hunger within? If you're enjoying the story and want to help me keep writing these characters I love, you can support me here: PayPal → https://paypal.me/nerdaddiction Thank you for reading. It means a lot.

The sword stained with 'her' blood always dragged her back into the same dream. A field of forget-me-nots. A bed of broken snow. The nine-year-old her that never learned to forgive. Yet Alcestis still yearned to fall asleep again every night. There, she would meet her - the sun that shone within the haven of her dreams. Basking in her gentle embrace, she would shed every lash, every tear, every prayer whispered in a dark basement - all for the woman who had become her whole world. But what remains of a soul after everything is stripped away? Her resolve etched in blood, she leaves behind the only life she'd known, tracing the trail of her parents - heroes whose past posed more questions than it ever answered. Her path lit by the faint glow of Glacies, she stumbles upon the doorstep of her past, where only embers of hope were left behind... and where a lone flame sparks anew. Oblivion bloomed in the wake of her footsteps - a void where memories and dreams refuse to let the past disappear beneath the rubble of fallen kings and worlds. But on the edge of the void that bleeds into dreams, where the living brush against the bygone and everything is thrown away... ...What if she dared to dream once more?

When the final bell echoes through the halls, everyone rushes to leave. Someone always stays behind. Can you guess who's the killer?

It's Rei Liora Del Nueve and I've been dealing with this "thing" where everyone has, and others thought of it magically but, I, did not do the same thing because it isn't easy living with a sensitive heart. Even on your best days, overwhelming feelings can arrive uninvited and bring everything crashing down in an instant. It's hard being this kind of person-you didn't choose it, you can't switch it off, so you just do your best to manage it. Having a highly sensitive mind means you can't even get through a normal day without your own thoughts hijacking you. The feelings get tangled up in ways they shouldn't. One minute you're trying to figure out your entire life, the next you're planning a solo date to cope, and the next you're just wishing you could pause existence for five seconds just to breathe. It's tiring me to think all of it at the same time, that is why I hate this thing called "feelings".