Dark Deals

"I wish I could tell you how sorry I was. But the truth is I'm not, sweetheart.That's how the world works these days. That's how it has been for a long time," his eyes lost any pity that they might have held, and once more became predatory and cold." The world Arabella O'rourke lives in, is threatened daily with the possibility of extinction. She has lost many, as have those around her, and has known only a life where surviving another day is the priority. But after a close encounter with that which would see her dead, she a life of someone she loves may soon be extinguished, and finds herself making a "deal with the devil", to ensure their safety. But with dark intentions of his own, and horror everywhere she turns, the question soon becomes will she, herself, even survive?