The flashbacks won't stop, and Kree can feel the missing pieces of her out in the world somewhere. She knows the bad people want her, but there's no way she'll survive another round of torture. They bring her to the brink of death for something very valuable to emerge from her, and then she heals and they do it again. The only way she escaped before was with Kai's help, and he's no longer an option. She doesn't know if she'll survive another round but she has to try, or the alternative is far worse.
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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