First Comes The Fire
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After a forest fire wiped out her whole town and killed everyone, including her family, Adrianne was left all alone to fend for herself.
She thought the fire would be the end of her.
Barely alive and breathing, she was trapped in the burning wilderness. Adrianne fights to survive the flames, the thirst, and the crushing guilt that follows her like a shadow.
Adrianne soon finds refuge in a group hidden far into untouched forest. They welcome her with open arms. She believed it was nothing short of a miracle.
But her safety comes at a price.
She realizes she might actually be in deeper trouble when she isn't allowed to leave the group.
Or do anything of her free will.
Now Adrianne must decide: survive by becoming one of them, or risk everything to escape before she loses herself forever.
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