War Paint
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The soldiers are marching again, with the heavy sound of drums quick to follow.
Everyone in the town who knows what is coming stays silent and tries to hide, praying that they won't stop here, in Woodson.
And it's every week now that they pick a new town for the draft.
***
Adeline lives in a world one can't ever imagine - where women toil in the fields and boys are sent off weekly to fight in Nation's war.
Yet, when Adeline somehow finds herself stuck on the front lines because of her brother, she faces a difficult choice.
Love comes with sacrifice, but is Adeline willing to bet everything on it?
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