Abandoned

“Odessa? I’ll be back.”

Right. People say they’re going to come back, but they don’t, do they?

If there's one lesson seventeen-year-old Dessa Wylde has learned about life, it's that people leave, so she isn't surprised to find her mother missing when she returns from school one day.

She just wasn't expecting demon imps and hellbats waiting there to tear her to pieces.

Someone otherworldly wants Dessa dead. School troublemaker and petty criminal Vaughn seems to have her back and lets her camp out in his basement, unbeknownst to his foster family. And then there's mysterious, condescending Alec willing to help them even though he knows more than he's telling about where Dessa's mom went.

But can a girl who only knows how to rely on herself trust others long enough to survive?

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Complete at 75 000 words.

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This book is not published. The Abandoned "cover" is simply a placeholder image I created. See the full version here: http://indigochick.deviantart.com/art/Abandoned-Full-Wrap-176906919?q=so...

Sequels:

A fifth book, Godless, is planned.