Strangers meet in a very dangerous place, Primora Academy. Some tricked, some stolen and others born within its very walls. A horrendous plot unfolds before our stranded and wounded friends as they make their own plans of escape. Blood soaked grounds and poisonous plants are their only comfort. Each day making the group smaller, testing their limits and training their abilities. Can they break free and escape? Or will they fall flat and bloody on its floors?
Join me, dear reader, on the quest of a lifetime; full of danger, trickery, indulgence, romance and action. Watch these unlikely friends as they encounter harrowing adventures; trapped and used at the behest of  their captors. Will they find freedom? Or will they fall apart within Primora Academy’s walls? Let the adventure begin…

Primora Academy

It takes a while for the fire to finally die down. Amelia and Aiden sit in the sand around where the market once stood, but now was nothing more than ash and skeletal remains of charred tents. Soot covers them and many others from head to toe. Amelia has her knees under her chin as her body trembles. Aiden sits beside her looking distraught and concerned. 


"I'm going to see if they've found anything," he says as he stands. 


Amelia doesn't look at him or say anything because she is still in shock over the thought of losing her father. With a sigh, Aiden squats down in front of her and hooks his forefinger under her tear-streak-covered chin, lifting it so he can look into her pale pink eyes. They are dull and swollen from crying. 


"Hey... Look at me," Aiden says quietly. 


She raises her gaze and looks into his slate eyes. Aiden's features are soft as he looks at her lovingly and full of concern. 


Chapter 16: Ashes