Dark Horse
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Last published Sat, Oct 19, 2013
Taken up with her sister's death, Cessira drops out of college, unable to bear the gossip and speculation around her about the question everyone has on their minds — “Why?”
The authorities have ruled it out as suicide. But there's no explanation that satisfies her.
She hops on a flight to Sacramento and moves in with her aunt, leaving behind her family and friends in New York. In hopes of finding answers, she hires a private investigator to dig into Emily's death.
Weeks later, she finds herself in a stranger's house, shook up, scared, and locked up inside an empty room.
What does fate have in store for her now?
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