Elcolight

"Are you afraid of me?" Kelc peered in my eyes. He studied my face as he caressed it.
"No." I took a step back. "I'm not afraid of anything."
"Then why move away?" he took a step forward. "You have to be afraid of something." His sweet breath stirred my hair. Rosemary and mint.
I shook my head.
He grabbed my hands.
"I'm not scared of you, I'm wary." I managed to pry loose one of my hands and massage my forehead. This discussion was giving me a headache.
He just held my hand.
"What are you afraid of?" I tried to change the subject and was rewarded with one of those not-quite-there smiles.
"I'm afraid of loosing you."

Sixteen year-old Nicole Hersherison, a runaway, has been living in the woods for the past three years peacefully. That is, until she got an unexpected visitor. The girl's name is Malaak and she witnessed the downfall of the human race. The Morshas are coming, seeking their next meal, creating slaves of the Shads. Enter their world as Nicole and Malaak are forced to flee and leave their homes, and their names, behind. Though strange things start happening, and a new guy shows up, who shows interest in Nicole, together they must save themselves. And the world. Will they save the world or will their lives end and the Earth burn?