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the permanent escape [MAJOR REWRITE IN PROGRESS]
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Last published Wed, Jan 21, 2026
Eden Callahan has spent her thirteen years trapped by chronic illness, medical trauma, her mother's death, and the abuse of her ruthless stepfather. When she escapes, she finally tastes freedom, but she is quickly thrown into a dangerous world she barely understands. On the run, she must navigate the protective, but often infuriating Blake, the seasoned paramedic; Luka, loyal, yet unpredictable and carrying shadows from a troubled past; and Cayden, who tries to keep the fractured group together. Facing the relentless obsession of Richard Ackerman, Eden must fight not just for survival, but for control of her own life. And every choice could cost her everything.
(TRIGGER WARNING: THIS STORY AND ITS CONTENTS MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS. READ IT AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.)
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