Returning to your small town wasn't always ideal, but for Misty Adler there really wasn't another option. She had somehow managed to graduate from college in the big city and it was time to come home. Except, strange things were happening in the quaint mountain resort town of Shieldwood. People started talking to Misty, smiling and laughing as if they had been friends forever. Even the resident jock from high school was paying attention to her for some reason? But it was the changes in her childhood friend, and the whispers of the arrival of a wealthy family that seemed to set Misty's senses on fire. It was still only spring so why was she starting to feel so hot all the time? This small town has a secret and no one is trying to hide it anymore.

A collection of dark tales taken from alternate universes. ~The boy tightens his grip on the left arm of the chair, trying to loosen the biting chains enough to slip his hand through. He no longer cares about damaging himself in the process. “There’s no point trying to escape.” A disembodied voice floats through the darkness.~ ~I can take you back, I know you want to go back. She has stopped crying and was listening. Not hearing the words the voice spoke but simply listening to the meaning behind such a cruel sentiment. The girl understood.~