Mankind has vanished; but Womankind hasn't.
Deep underground, men are being harvested for reproduction purposes only, whilst women dominate and maintain order above.
Samuel, a 16 year old boy with no clue of the world, has been living in the dark for as long as he can remember.
The basement is his home; new supplies are sent through the chute in the wall, and no woman has ever found him- nothing that's alive has, for that matter.
Now, tired of living without light, Sam breaks out, only to find himself running from what he dreamed of.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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