Anger, regret and lies. That was all Charlie's life was made up of. It was as if all hope that was meant for her had died the moment she was born.
She was always ready for putting up the fight of her life if it meant freedom, justice and peace for her and her sparrow of a family, but her hands were always tied with a sense of duty and compassion for her sister.
But what if the demons from the past barge into her life, the most violent they've ever been?
What if she learns not all of them were bad?
Worse, what if she falls in love with one of them?
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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