CHAPTER ONETHE BRUTEAURORALife is full of unknowns.At least, that was what I used to believe.I used to think unknowns were exciting.Adventures.Blood-pumping experiences that made your heart race for all the right reasons.Mountain climbing.Bungee jumping.Traveling somewhere without an itinerary and figuring everything out along the way.I used to dream about those things.About freedom.About waking up one morning and deciding where I wanted to go without having to answer to anyone.Sometimes, when I was younger, I even imagined the stupid fairy-tale version of it.A handsome prince would arrive one day, sweep me away from the dreadful little life I had grown accustomed to, and show me the world.Pathetic, maybe.But everybody needs something to dream about.Mine was freedom.I just never imagined that when freedom finally disappeared completely, it would be because of a monster.There is always a monster in the fairy tales.The beast.The villain.The creature hidden in the
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