Beyond The Smoke
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*This is an updated 2nd draft of my story Beyond The Smoke*
FIRST OFF I'm not very good with synopses as I'm good with writing so please bare with me.
"I had demons inside of me and whenever they are out of my head, they are like big visible scars on my face that I have to either hide from the world or tell lies, no matter how hard I try to conceal them, they eventually find ways to catch up with me. The harder I fight, the worse they behave when they are out of their cage."
Unsolved murder crime, complex family issues and a tense seemingly love relationship.
Dylan Eastwood is a successful architect who finds himself in the heinous crime scene of a famous lawyer. Trying to find out whether he did the crime or not, all the little secrets from his past start to unravel and haunt him down.
Kate Atwood is a remarkably talented lawyer who finds herself in a tight corner when her boyfriend is accused of murdering her boss. Striving to pull her boyfriend out of it, she gives insight on her tense relationship and what she has concealed over the years.
In a twisted two-person narrative everything starts to unfold and we learn the truth that is buried several layers deep.
Get ready to have all your emotions provoked.
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