Emily Sheffield's parents are the worst. Okay, maybe Emily has been erratic and her behavior a little reckless lately, but shipping her off to live with her grandparents in Alaska is so much worse than she deserves. For Aiden Cohen, life in Alaska is perfect: good grades, great friends, and work he loves. There's just one thing missing: his mom. But a disastrous first meeting with his birth mom leaves Aiden stunned and ready to go back to his ordinary life in Alaska. 

A confusion on the runaway prevents the plane from landing, but when the plane hits a bad patch of turbulence, throwing it off-course, the pilots lose control. The plane crashes, leaving Emily, Aiden, and two dozen other passengers stranded on a creepy island. But they aren't the only ones on the island, and it's now a race against time for someone to find them before the island's inhabitants do. 
WARPED REMAINS is created by Kara Leigh Miller, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Warped Remains

By the time everyone finishes collecting supplies, the sun is almost down. Jason has set up camp around the fire and is handing out rations of food and water to the survivors. Emily is sitting on a plane seat near Tom, Larry, and the twins. She's barely spoken to me since we got back from our hike this morning. Is she mad because I held her hand during Jason's assembly? I don't know why she would be. Then again, I know very little about girls. I've only ever had one serious girlfriend, and that relationship only lasted six months.


My entire body aches, and it takes all of my energy just to put one foot in front of the other. I trudge over to Jason, take a ration - which is a sandwich, a tiny bag of pretzels, and an apple all wrapped up in an aluminum tray - and then make my way toward Emily. She looks up and smiles.


I nod to the spot next to her. "Is that seat taken?"


Chapter 19: Aiden: Are We Stuck Here?