Publisher's Synopsis
In an isolated part of England, lonely teenagers Alex and Christa forge a defiant and passionate relationship. Their home lives are painful, their parents abusive or negligent, but a mysterious group of outsiders is watching over them. Even as Alex and Christa exchange their troubling secrets, sharing stories of cruelties suffered, losses endured, and vengeance taken, there are others who would lure them towards experiences more disturbing still. What do these strangers want? What are the bitter truths they want the young lovers to learn? And why are they convinced that the darkness within Christa is the key to the fate of the world?
