The dark angel

PROLOGUE "Some secrets are buried for a reason..." "But no matter how deep you hide them..." "The past always finds its way back." The night was filled with explosions. Gunshots echoed through the forest as Zara ran, clutching her newborn baby tightly against her chest. "Zara! We have to go!" She stopped and looked at the man beside her. Then she looked down at her baby. "Take her." His eyes widened. "What?" "Take my daughter." "Zara, no—" "You have to protect her." She placed the baby in his arms and gently touched her tiny cheek. "My angel..." Tears filled her eyes. "If fate is kind, we'll meet again." Another explosion shook the ground. Footsteps approached. Zara raised her weapon. "GO!" The man hesitated. "Zara!" "RUN!" He turned and disappeared into the darkness. Zara stayed behind. That was the last time he ever saw her. •••••• Seventeen years later... Cassandra Vale had no idea that the night she was born was about to come back for her. She thought she knew her life. She thought she knew her father. She thought her mother was simply gone. She was wrong. Because some secrets don't stay buried. And when Cassandra finally discovers the truth... she won't just be running from the past. She'll become the reason it fears her.