Trace'n the Devil: A Novella (The Trace Books)

“I heard some things about you…. I just wondered if the rumors were true.”“Like what?”“Don’t you know? I mean, don’t you know what’s going around?”“Yeah, I know. Who told you?”“I don’t want to say- I promised. But… is it true?” I held my breath, surprised at my own boldness.Trace said nothing at first. But I could hear him breathing. Had I made a mistake in asking him?I sat there holding the phone in anticipation, sharing the open line between us. I looked out my bedroom window, past the pink curtains, beyond the safety of all I knew, and stared into the darkness.Finally, Trace spoke.“Yeah. It’s true.”“It is?”“Yeah. Does that scare you?“No.”“Really? Well, it could…. If you knew everything, you might really be afraid.”It’s 1988 and school is back in session at Fairview High. That means freshly waxed floors, the sound of lockers slamming and bells ringing through the halls.For one student, the challenge of a new school and new friends will be just the beginning of what she faces her freshman year when she meets Trace Erring, an older boy with a dark secret.Pursued by Trace, almost immediately, she is captivated by his mystery as well as his persistence. In her search to learn more about Trace, she soon finds herself drawn into a strange new world, seeking help from an unlikely source.

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