First Novel Update and a preview!

Chloe’s ears screamed against the silence. Her senses overcompensated in the crushing darkness. Squinting, she strained to pick out any minute detail of her surroundings. Her heart pounded inside her skull, a dull drumbeat impossible to ignore. Each beat an explosion; the sharp shrapnel burrowed deep into the soft tissue. She pinched the bridge of her nose and closed her eyes, desperate for relief.