In the eyes of every people, our family, my home, is what they called "perfection". But they aren't seeing what I'm seeing. Because they aren't looking close enough.
There are only six rules to follow:
1. Don't let your curiosity lead the way.
2. Don't get caught.
3. If you want to continue to live, you have to keep your mouth shut... no matter what happens.
4. Only trust yourself.
5. Never show kindness and sympathy towards others.
6. If things get tough, it's either you kill or you're the one who'll get killed.
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A six year old girl named Maiyhana always craved and wondered what does it feels like to have an own loving, caring family?
Not having any glimpses from her past, she and her twin stays at the orphanage where they live and waited someone to adopt them.
It was all but waiting for them, nothing more, nothing less.
Not until she accidentally disobeyed one of the rules.
Finding out the secret of the orphanage comes with heavy bizarre consequences. Now, she's left with only two choices-either she stays or she gets adopted. Neither of the two, she knows, is the safest option.
How far will she go, to keep it a secret?
How far will she go, to protect her loved ones?
How many people still have to sacrifice?
And what would you do...
If the roles are reversed?
"You play with them, now it's their turn to play with you."
The illustrated cover is made by @_DaVeignci
Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is.
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A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche?
*2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller*
[[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]]
Cover designed by April Alforque