From the Depths
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When she was five, Naomi met a strange boy named Drake. Now, eleven years later, they meet again, only under different circumstances. Drake hasn't aged at all, and his kingdom is in the middle of a war. Now he and Naomi, who was no part of this, must team up to stop the war between her people, and Drake's. She tries to convince herself that he is a horrid creature, one who drove her nearly insane, but will she find herself falling for him? Will they stop a war that will destroy the Earth? Read to find out...
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