PART TWO OF TAKE HER BACK TRILOGY The Child Left in the Dark is the follow-up to the stunning The Girl with the Green Eyes. There's something growing in her that's going beyond us. Some sort of darkness, a confidence... the more it emerges, the more she seems to just... disappear. It has been six months since Bella and her daughter Ariana were driven into a desperate flight across the country. Six months since the explosive events at the Futura Laboratory changed their lives forever. Bella must live with the impossible decision she made back in the autumn, even if the consequences are monstrous. She will do whatever it takes to keep Ariana safe, even from herself. Especially from herself. Ariana, meanwhile, cannot escape the nightmares of the terrifying creatures she saw at the lab. Struggling with the reality of a life out of the shadows, Ariana cannot help but feel more alone than ever. Except for the voices, of course. The whispers of a creeping, dark blankness growing within her. Everyone tells her she is normal. Everyone is lying.