Chapter 1: Introduction
The sun hung low in the mid-July sky, burning orange like an ember smoldering against the canvas of indigo. April had always loved watching the sunset, especially out here on the farm with nothing but open fields and the distant hills, a sea of dark foliage and tall grasses stretching before her and Emily.
With a deep sigh, April leaned her head back against her hands, fingers dug into the short, dry grass beneath them, and closed her eyes.