Miles Gainer never questioned his life—until the night it changed forever. At ten years old, he stood under the night sky and witnessed something extraordinary. It started as a flicker, then became something more. The entire neighborhood watched. Then, morning came, and the world had erased it. No one spoke about it. No one remembered. Except for Miles.
 
Decades later, Miles is a man of routine. His life with Layla, a woman he loves, and her young son, Ralphy, is steady, predictable. Until Christmas Eve—when a seemingly random encounter in a crowded mall leaves him with a burning pain in his wrist and a scar that shouldn’t exist.  
 
Then the scratches begin.  
 
They appear without warning, carving into his flesh in real time—unseen hands marking him with messages he doesn’t understand. At night, his body burns with a heat so intense that he must submerge himself in ice just to stay sane. The destruction follows him, appearing in places he’s never been, yet somehow—he knows he’s responsible. The world around him shifts, and Miles finds himself caught in something far beyond his understanding.
 
Something inside him is waking up.  
 
As Miles searches for answers, the world around him begins to unravel. A presence watches him from the shadows. The people closest to him aren’t who they seem. His past—his entire life—feels like a lie.  
 
And when he finally uncovers the truth, he realizes that some fates are worse than death.  
 
Scratch is a mind-bending thriller where nothing is what it seems—and the deeper you go, the more impossible it becomes to escape. It will keep you questioning reality until the very last page.
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