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Awake
Author: Natasha Preston
Genre: YA Thriller
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Description:
Don't miss the latest gripping, high-stakes thriller from Wattpad sensation Natasha Preston, author of the runaway hit
The Cellar.
Scarlett doesn’t
remember anything before the age of five. Her parents say it’s from the
trauma of seeing her house burn down, and she accepts the life they’ve
created for her without question—until a car accident causes Scarlett to
start remembering pieces of an unfamiliar past.
When a new guy
moves into town, Scarlett feels an instant spark. But Noah knows the
truth of Scarlett’s past, and he’s determined to shield her from
it...because Scarlett grew up in a cult called Eternal Light, controlled
by her biological parents.
And they want her back.
Once everything was ready
it was time to get dressed for the ceremony. I was taken back to the
house, and I was instructed to have a bath and get ready in the dress
set out on my bed.
I did as I was told
because there was little else I could do right now. After soaking in a
bubble bath, using most of it up as my own little screw you, I got out,
dried and went back to my room.
Unsurprisingly the dress I
was to wear was full-length and white. It was pretty and thankfully not
a slim fit so I would be able to run properly in it. I held it up—this
is what I’m supposed to die in. Not many people knew what their last outfit would be. I instantly hated it.
I pulled it over my head.
It fit me perfectly. It had long, loose fitting sleeves, a modest
neckline, and waves of material on the skirt. I pulled it and was
satisfied when I could stretch both arms out to the sides.
There were no shoes, and I
was afraid I’d have to run through the forest barefoot but there wasn’t
a lot I could do about that. I couldn’t ask for shoes and have them
question why I’d need them if I was getting in
a lake. Besides, I’d run barefoot over a bed of nails or hot coal to
get away.
I looked in the mirror and took deep breaths to calm my nerves. I could do this. I was strong.
“Scarlett, are you ready?” he called.
Time to fight for my life.
*****
Two things entered my mind
as every member of Eternal Light stared at me from the meadow. One, no
matter how hot it was outside it never warmed the water enough for it to
not be cold. And two, if this didn’t go to
plan I would be dead in forty minutes.
Since they’d stood up and opened their eyes they hadn’t stopped staring at me.
I pretended to look
around, turning my body so I could take a few unnoticed steps back
towards the other side. Running in water wasn’t easy and I would be slow
to get out, giving them plenty of time to make it around
the lake. I had to give myself as much time as I could. At least they
would be further away as they called upon nature to accept and cleanse
me for the final time.
Idiots.
Soon I had to run for my
life in a cold, wet dress. I had no idea how long it would be before I
could change. Or how cold it was going to get in the forest at night.
In the distance I could
just about see their lips moving but I had to strain. Some of them had
their eyes closed again. Why couldn’t they all do that? My heart started
to pound. How long would they chant for, and why
hadn’t Noah called me yet? Had someone realised that he’d slipped away?
He said they’d be so focused on what they had to do to that he didn’t
see a problem with getting away. I couldn’t be so confident—this was
my life on the line.
UK native Natasha Preston grew up in small villages and towns. She discovered her love of writing when she shared a story online—and hasn’t looked back since. She enjoys writing romance, thrillers, gritty YA, and the occasional serial killer.
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