The Sycamore Road

In a city of darkness, a young girl struggles to find the light. She was once a happy child, living on her family farm on the outskirts of Star Gleam City. But when her mother dies, Kate is left to tend the farm with her drunken stepfather, struggling to survive as his drinking habit takes a toll on their finances. The Fly Guild, the ruthless gang that rules the city, is always lurking nearby, looking for opportunities to profit from others, and when the family’s money runs out, the guild steps in. Forced from her farm. Forced from her home. Forced into the city of darkness – her life is no longer her own. Kate finds herself living a nightmare life of prostitution in the city’s most famous brothel, surrounded by violence, drugs and a daily fight for survival. The only thing that keeps her hope alive is a story her mother told her as a child, a story about a road to salvation marked by noble white trees. As the world around her sinks into madness, she must decipher the clues hidden in the story her mother told her long ago --clues that will reveal the truth about her only path of escape: the sycamore road.

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