Killing In Fear (snippet)
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Chaos erupted. Ally turned on ally. Foes fled in flocks.
In a world suffocated by overpopulation, The Games are the only solution. Every year, one hundred people are chosen, "thanked" for their service, and given a one-way ticket to a new world where they're forced to fight for survival. Only three will return.
Esme Hollywater has never been in a situation of life or death. Still, she knows she could never kill. As the Gamers drag her away from home, all she can do is pray for a miracle.
But when Cody Red, who illegally took his brother's place, shows her that peace doesn't have a place in the Games, she realises just how much danger she truly is in.
When it comes to kill or be killed, what will she choose?
What would you choose?
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