Prologue

          His forearms and cheeks glittered with recent perspiration as the sun reflected off of him from high in the sky.  The light tan color of his skin gave off a warm glow and the muscles in his hands and arms seemed to move as he stood there, very still.  He wore only a black, sleeveless shirt covering his torso and a pair of jeans on his legs, but he stood there completely open to her, exposing himself to her eyes.  Her deep, piercing, blue eyes cast over his body with curiosity and found some form of familiarity. 

Glancing up to his face, a gasp escaped her as she met his eyes, the color of a forest long after midnight; they seemed to almost glow as if the sun were behind them.  It startled her, but at the same time she sensed something that was there before, some sort of familiarity she'd longed for in her new home.  But as she reached out to touch his face he turned from her, brushing her aside. 

It felt cold, like summer had suddenly been replaced by the harsh climate of winter and had taken over her body.  She shuddered and went to turn, but there he was again, standing only inches from her face with a wry smile spreading thickly across his lips.  Fear choked her as he approached as if at the speed of light and brushed hair from her face leaning into her and stopped at her ear.

The girl shot away from him as if he'd stabbed her and glared at him in horror.  The very words he'd whispered into her ear so seductively had her frozen in place.

"Run."

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In the scenic, small town of Morden, Manitoba great events are about to unfold as sixteen year-old Olivia Jade Sommerland and her single Mother move in to start fresh. Little does Olivia know but she is a part of something much larger than the small, quiet and boring town she now resides in.
After befriending the only person in her grade that seems to have an interest in her, Olivia is soon contacted by several others who she never would have guessed knew who she was.
To her surprise, the Father she had known to be deceased is alive and well, searching for her to save her from a fate worse than death.

updated Jul 15 '09 by MeganNichole