The Promise Within
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I try to run but my feet are cemented to the ground. I can smell the acrid stench of fear and death as it burns my nostrils making me choke, my eyes stinging. I can see the dark mist floating nearer and there he is...in front of me in a glowing white light with his arms outstretched. I try to reach out to him, my faceless saviour but every footstep brings me no closer to him. I pant, breathless as the darkness begins to swallow me up within its evil desire. I am helpless.... When Rachel and Nathan meet their worlds collide. Has fate bought them together? And will their love save each other before the dark powers force them to face their fears and tear their lives apart? 19 year old Rachel Jones and 24 year old Nathan Fara fall in love. But is love alone enough to protect each other from the unseen darkness. Can he save her from herself? And what are the dark secrets they are hiding from each other?
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