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Awake

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Reads 243,058
Votes 10,980
Parts 54
Time 8h 33m

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It's the real world, but it isn't. Secrets and dangers lurk below the surface - as well as slavers, strange creatures and a shifting wasteland where humans were once gods.  You just need to open your eyes to see past the illusion. You just need to wake up.

Meet Anna - a 21 year old cardigan-wearing English major - whose world falls apart when she stumbles home slightly drunk and sees a man dissolve into thin air. From there, hijinks ensue - as hot baristas, Hierarchs, slavers and acid rain make sure to severely disrupt the last year of her degree. 

She's uncovered a dangerous new world - but soon realises that the truest danger is inside her own skin.

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Jake gazed at me with his pale green eyes and reclined backwards onto his elbows. I realised that the metal on his hands continued up his forearms under his long-sleeved shirt. It was as if his skin had been stripped away, revealing nothing but a machine underneath.
“You are a Waker. So am I. And we’re in the unworld right now. Welcome.” He grinned at me without any humour. “We’re in the middle of a war, and you and me are the soldiers on the front line.”
For a few long moments I couldn’t speak. 
Then I cleared my throat and said, “You and I.”

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Follow her journals, music and thoughts as she realises that it isn't real. 

Anna's Music : http://8tracks.com/users/annawakes

Annawakes on Tumblr : http://annawakes.tumblr.com

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(One thousand thank yous to Minnah - an amazing designer and friend - who made this glorious cover (http://winklevines.tumblr.com/) and another thousand thank yous to another bestie, Georgia (http://whatthehellisawinchester.tumblr.com/), a social media goddess and marketing grad who has inspired and directed the various multi-media aspects of Awake.) xxAll Rights Reserved

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The Book Exchange by nickiyunawrites

"It's not the pain that ruins us. It's the things we do to avoid that pain, you just need to face it." I tell him running my fingers through his wet hair. A fire ignites in his eyes and he pushes me off of him, my hand falling to my side. His jaw hardens and his nostrils flare. "Who are you to comment on my pain and what I should do with it? You think everyone doesn't have demons that they don't want to face? You think it's that easy right?" His voice raises an bit higher as he stares me down. "Yes, once you-" "Oh give it a break princess," he laughs cutting me off, "you think you see the world so clearly when in truth all you see is yourself!" A fire burns deep in my heart at his assumption, and I get up throwing the damp towel on the floor, "How can I see the world clearly when you've clouded my vision? All I see, hear and smell is you! And if I could only see myself, I'd see myself as a damn idiot for thinking you could be loved by me!" His eyes widen for a second before he blinks and turns away from me, facing the window. "Well that was a huge mistake on your behalf, loving a person who can't even love himself." ****** Anna Belonkzy, is a ruthlessly ambitious and a rather good-humored girl who loved books. In the four years she's been here at Golden Dawn Academy, she's never once thought of anything other than her studies. The same routine over and over again until she grows tired of it. She wishes to experience something rather hair-raising, heart racing and being paired with Golden Dawn's ultimate rugged rebel, Travis Santiago will surely put her dream of having the most exciting life to the test. He was a storm; sudden, powerful, violent, devastating and utterly magnificent and he captivated all left in his wake. Travis Santiago, wears that bad boy cover like a shield, to protect himself from people exactly like that honey skinned girl Anna Belonkzy, but fails as she was already too tangled in his soul. Copyright Nican234dra.

The Cadre of Embers by amberrhymerofficial

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"It's not the pain that ruins us. It's the things we do to avoid that pain, you just need to face it." I tell him running my fingers through his wet hair. A fire ignites in his eyes and he pushes me off of him, my hand falling to my side. His jaw hardens and his nostrils flare. "Who are you to comment on my pain and what I should do with it? You think everyone doesn't have demons that they don't want to face? You think it's that easy right?" His voice raises an bit higher as he stares me down. "Yes, once you-" "Oh give it a break princess," he laughs cutting me off, "you think you see the world so clearly when in truth all you see is yourself!" A fire burns deep in my heart at his assumption, and I get up throwing the damp towel on the floor, "How can I see the world clearly when you've clouded my vision? All I see, hear and smell is you! And if I could only see myself, I'd see myself as a damn idiot for thinking you could be loved by me!" His eyes widen for a second before he blinks and turns away from me, facing the window. "Well that was a huge mistake on your behalf, loving a person who can't even love himself." ****** Anna Belonkzy, is a ruthlessly ambitious and a rather good-humored girl who loved books. In the four years she's been here at Golden Dawn Academy, she's never once thought of anything other than her studies. The same routine over and over again until she grows tired of it. She wishes to experience something rather hair-raising, heart racing and being paired with Golden Dawn's ultimate rugged rebel, Travis Santiago will surely put her dream of having the most exciting life to the test. He was a storm; sudden, powerful, violent, devastating and utterly magnificent and he captivated all left in his wake. Travis Santiago, wears that bad boy cover like a shield, to protect himself from people exactly like that honey skinned girl Anna Belonkzy, but fails as she was already too tangled in his soul. Copyright Nican234dra.