Doren was born with a powerful gift -- a gift he's managed to use to put him well on his way to becoming a star. But there is more to that gift than just musical talent, and as careful as Doren is to hide that fact, there are some who know of the power behind the sound, and all the ways they could abuse it.<br><br>August's goal in life is simple: make an impact in the music industry. An opportunity to work as the personal assistant to Doren seems to be exactly the kind of break he needs to accomplish that goal.<br><br>But all too often in life, simple becomes just another complication, especially when there are people whose goal is even simpler: destroy and dominate.

The Gift

“Anyway, once the door is closed the place is as black as hell. And that bastard left me in there. Whether he’d have come got me out of not, I still can’t say. But I was in there for two days. Not two hours, Aug, but two full days. Even the cops were out searching for me. And since all the other kids had taken to their heels when Drake first started to freak out, no one had any clue where I was.” He caught August’s eyes with his own. “That was the first time.”


August frowned and tilted his head. “The first time?”


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