Child of the Taaffeite

"And what if at the end of the day, we're all just broken people in a broken society pretending to be okay?"

She looked at me with eyes full of diminished innocence. The once twinkle of hope that shined in her irises left without a trace. And I knew in my heart, I couldn't lie to her.

"We are."

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Obey the rules. That's all she had to do, but Nola Bellemore failed at that one simple task. What she doesn't know is that it would unravel the world as she knew it.

Nola's whole life has consisted of being obedient and following the rules. So when she breaks one of the most sacred rules, it is a shock to her that instead of being killed off, she is exiled for 180 days to live with the Hematites where a secret society called The Black Epidote reigns- a cunning, ruthless, deceitful organization who is notorious for anti-Taaffeite crimes among other cynical acts. Whilst going through an identity crisis, Nola spends her time investigating the society. Uncovering sinister secrets was something she intended on doing, but she didn't intend on discovering the truth about the world she was living in.

Warning: This story contains sensitive events that are included, but not limited to, verbal/emotional/physical abuse, body-image insecurities, hate-crimes, etc. These sensitive events occur mostly at the beginning of the book, but just be aware that they will be included in this book for enhancement purposes.