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After his father's death, Davyn thought he'd found his solace in artsy Millie, but when the mysterious future he was promised comes calling, he could lose much more than love. He could lose himself.
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In the beginning of 1992 the Cold War was finally over and hope was in the air. It was no different for Davyn who couldn't wait to follow in his father's footsteps and seize the bright, mysterious future he'd been promised.
But everything comes crashing down the night his father dies. As the rest of his family becomes estranged and toxic, Davyn fights to find some form of control over his life.
Enter Millie, the epitome of boring overachiever who happens to be the only person in his corner. The game of cat and mouse Davyn enters with her soon morphs from outright fights to something a lot more fiery.
But the shadows of the past are restless, and there are dues to be paid. Davyn's family as well as the school's resident drug dealer seem hell-bent on not letting him have his peace. Or Millie.
Davyn's mysterious future might not be so far off, except the brightness of it could very well be a lie.
Broken and betrayed, the only way to escape it all could be to leave himself behind and become someone else.
Someone everyone who ever wronged him would fear.
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