The Lion's Den

Stumbling through the dark halls of this winding compound, it feels as though cold water hangs delicately in the air, frozen by the fear of the men lurking them.
The grip around my arm halts me in front of a dungeon looking door. Wood planks stretch up it, complete with an iron door knob that I imagine would freeze my hand if I touch it.
"Ready to meet the King?" my captor hisses in my ear as he flings the door open, shoving me carelessly inside.
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In the dead of a winter night, Nova Questa makes a risky attempt to escape her violent foster dad. She instead gets far more than she bargained for, when she mistakenly witnesses something she wasn't meant to. Now Nova must face the most feared man in all of North America- Zivon Stransky. Few ever encounter Zivon and live to tell the story, but the recklessness and courage posed within the small girl does more than just intrigue him...

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