Liberation: Kiara Series, #2

By Sian B. Claven

Nightmares are memories that we don't want to remember

Evelyn has been found by the perfect family after she was rescued, lost and confused, in the forest. A head injury was the only explanation for her memory loss, and there were no other indicators of who she was or where she was from, and no missing persons meeting her description.
But she couldn't be happier as her new little family moves into a beautiful home in the more rural parts.
New challenges arise, it's not just about navigating new siblings, but blackouts and waking up with blood on her hands.
Who was she before she lost her memory?
Who was Kiara?
And why is there a figure in the mirror haunting her?

The fitting sequel to Ensnared. If you're looking for a graphic young adult horror with a twist, one click now.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sian B. Claven
• Release date: Apr 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393967460

Sian B. Claven

Known as the International Bestselling, Award-winning Author of horrific old-school terror titles such as Buried and the Asylum Series, Sian B. Claven brings back a nostalgic telling of creepy tales. Aiming high, this misleadingly bubbly author terrifies her fans with tales of ghosts, murderers, and demonic possessions as though handing out candy to children, all while expanding her releases from her first young adult horror in 2017 to her more recent explicit demonic occult horror in 2021. With an on the edge of your seat series, Claven enthralled her readers with her Butcher series, surprising them with a fourth and now final book in the series in 2021 as part of the Notorious Mind’s Boxset, along with Shh, which were both part of the Soul’s Day Boxset which made her an International Bestselling Author. Claven also dabbles in the Science-Fiction Space Adventure genre, having republished her Spacehiker Adventure Series – Unlikely Hero with an updated cover and storyline after receiving criticism about the book’s length. Claven looks forward to expanding this universe. Further challenging herself, Claven also tackled writing a paranormal romance series, the first of which released as part of the Possessed by Passion boxset in March 2021. The series will continue, and Claven looks forward to exploring this new world. Born in Southern Africa, Claven resides in Johannesburg, where she grew up with a vivid imagination and has been writing for as long as she can remember. When she was not immersing herself in books, she created her own worlds, both by herself and with her friends. After her sister immigrated in 2017, Claven wrote and published her first book and has been on an amazing journey ever since. Claven is an avid Harry Potter and Star Wars fan, Funko Pop Collector, 3d Puzzle builder, Diamon Art painter, and studying addict. She also has a penchant for Lego. She resides with her two best friends, their six dogs, and two cats.

Book preview

PROLOGUE

And this is Evelyn, Melissa said as they walked into the final room of the orphanage. Evelyn has been with us for a few months now. We found her wondering around without any idea of who she was or where she came from.

That’s so sad, Karen said, kneeling by the little girl. Hi, Evelyn, my name is Karen.

Hi, Evelyn said shyly before going back to her dolls.

How old are you, darling? Karen asked softly, her husband Aubrey standing right behind her.

They say I’m about thirteen, but I don’t know and I don’t have a birthday.

She looked at Karen with big sad eyes and Karen knew she was the one; this was the little girl she and Aubrey had been looking for their entire lives.

1

At fourteen years old Evelyn was small for her age. Her mother, Karen Jones, always said she was not small - she was petite. Still, Evelyn was the shortest girl in her class and even her younger brothers were almost as tall as she was.

She was so happy that her mother and father had picked her from the orphanage. Without them she might have had to stay there until she was old enough to leave and start her own life. Now, though, she knew what being in a family meant and she was excited to be a part of it.

Evelyn had spent the better part of the last year getting to know as much about her family as she could, and then came the most exciting news - they were moving!

Karen decided the children needed to be out of the city and in a more natural environment, so Aubrey found a job outside of the city and they began packing their things.

When they arrived at their new home it was everything Evelyn had hoped for. The stunning large wooden house looked like a proper cabin, especially with the backdrop of beautiful woods behind it. It was as if they would be permanently camping. Her brothers were excited too and, the minute they arrived, they all tumbled out of the car and raced each other to the house.

They heard their father calling from behind them to be careful, but they didn’t care. They wanted to find out where their rooms were.

Braydon, the second eldest, took the bedroom directly opposite their parents; he was still a bit scared of the dark, even though his father insisted he was too old for that, and he liked to be near his parents in case the power went out.

Mickey and Nicky, her five-year-old twin baby brothers, picked a room overlooking the woods that was their back garden.

Evelyn wandered around, trying to figure out which one should be hers; there were so many.

Found one yet? Karen asked.

No, not yet, Evelyn said.

Well, there is a secret room, her mother teased.

Where? Evelyn asked, excited already.

Karen giggled and took her daughter’s hand, leading her to the end of the corridor. The house was bigger than it appeared outside and they had to make their way through a large hallway to get to a door.

Here, she said, and opened the door.

It led to a set of stairs.

Evelyn glanced at her mother curiously, before slowly ascending. The stairs seemed old, but didn’t creak under her weight as she climbed to the room her mother thought would be perfect for her.

At the top was an ornate-looking door and Evelyn smiled as she twisted the copper handle and pushed it open.

Karen followed her up, peeking in and saying, This is the big kids’ room.

Evelyn grinned and entered. It’s lovely, she said, awestruck by how huge it was.

The space was as wide as the two rooms plus the corridor below them and high enough so that Karen could stand without hitting her head.

There’s a bay window over there, Karen