alaska.

•for we are only pawns in a game where the king has a paper crown,•
•easily burned by the fire that grows in our lungs;•
•and darling, it won't be long until we die from smoke•
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Sixteen-year-old Alaska Wolf thought she was doing just fine after her mother's disappearance and her father's death; until tragedy struck again and took her brother, too.

Struggling to support herself mentally and emotionally, Alaska slips into depression and anxiety. When a man who holds ties to Dakota's military past comes back and gives her a life-or-death decision, Alaska is forced to leave all she's ever known. But does Alaska really want to stay with "all she's ever known"- grief, pain, and depression, even if it means security?

Or will she risk her life in exchange for a new start?