"I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them."
Oscar Wilde
Emotions, what influence every step, every word spoken, every action taken; it is what fuels man's desires for want, when love and happiness rule one's life it is not but blissful ignorance, yet when hate and resentment rule, it is nothing but the same course in a different coat of paint. Trevor Agapov is a recent high school graduate in the town of Newall, New York, located nearby the famous city; Trevor still living with his mother is working to save up to attend college. One day while on his shift however he meets a mysterious woman whom he becomes infatuated with, unbeknownst to him this woman is closely connected to the infamous NYC criminal known as Loki...
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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