Hiding out in an abandoned shack from their abusive pasts, Allison and Ethan Bryson entertain themselves by imaging all sorts of curious characters near the frozen lake outside their hut.

But after Allison witnesses a man murder a young woman and discard her body beneath the icy lake, the line between real and imagine blurs. The struggle to survive increases when the young man discovers their shack and attempts to befriend the siblings.

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In the meantime, check out the companion story Passing the Torch. A story of a young girl and her dad, burying secrets--and bodies.

https://www.wattpad.com/story/90505120-passing-the-torch

These stories are standalone books that can be read in any order.