The Replacement

THE REPLACEMENT

BY RACHAEL WADE

All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead is entirely coincidental. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
Copyright © 2013 Rachael Wade

Rabbit Hole Press

Orlando, Florida

www.RachaelWade.com
ISBN: 978-0-9896304-6-7 (Paperback)
Editor: Susan Miller

Cover Design: Robin Ludwig Design Inc.

ALSO BY RACHAEL WADE

The Preservation Series:
Love and Relativity
(Featuring Carter and Whitney from the Preservation Series)
Preservation - Preservation, Book 1
Reservation - Preservation, Book 2
Declaration – Preservation, Book 3
The Resistance Trilogy:
Amaranth, Book 1
The Gates, Book 2
The Tragedy of Knowledge, Book 3
Unearthed, Novella
The Keepers Trilogy:
Repossession, Book 1
Restitution, Book 2 (2014)
Restoration, Book 3 (2015)

THE REPLACEMENT
OFFICIAL PLAYLIST

C
RIMINAL –
F
IONA
A
PPLE

Y
OUNG AND
B
EAUTIFUL –
L
ANA
D
EL
R
EY (
T
HEME
S
ONG)

B
URNING
D
ESIRE –
L
ANA
D
EL
R
EY (
E
LISE’S
S
ONG)

O
FF TO THE
R
ACES –
L
ANA
D
EL
R
EY (
M
ASKED
B
ALL
S
CENE)

W
HO
W
ILL
S
AVE
Y
OUR
S
OUL –
J
EWEL

9
C
RIMES –
D
AMIEN
R
ICE

B
REATHE
M
E –
S
IA

F
OOLISH
G
AMES –
J
EWEL

T
HESE
B
OOTS
W
ERE
M
ADE FOR
W
ALKIN’ –
N
ANCY
S
INATRA

J
UST
G
IVE
M
E A
R
EASON –
P
INK

H
OLE IN
M
Y
H
AND -
B
ENJAMIN
F
RANCIS
L
EFTWICH

H
ANDS –
J
EWEL

P
OISON AND
W
INE –
T
HE
C
IVIL
W
ARS

S
OCIETY –
E
DDIE
V
EDDER VERSION (
R
YDER’S SONG)

L
ANDSLIDE –
F
LEETWOOD
M
AC (
T
HANKSGIVING
D
AY
S
CENE)

I
N THE
S
UN –
J
OSEPH
A
RTHUR

W
INTER –
T
ORI
A
MOS

B
ORN TO
D
IE –
L
ANA
D
EL
R
EY (
E
LISE AND
R
YDER’S
S
ONG)

B
LUE
J
EANS –
L
ANA
D
EL
R
EY (
E
LISE’S SONG FOR
R
YDER)

É
POCA –
G
OTAN
P
ROJECT

S
PARK –
T
ORI
A
MOS

S
MELLS
L
IKE
T
EEN
S
PIRIT –
T
ORI
A
MOS VERSION

P
LEASE
D
ON’T
L
EAVE
M
E –
P
INK

E
MPTY –
R
AY
L
A
M
ONTAGNE

J
OLENE –
R
AY
L
A
M
ONTAGNE

T
HIN
L
INE –
H
ONEY
H
ONEY

T
HIS
Y
EAR’S
L
OVE -
D
AVID
G
RAY

H
OUSE OF THE
R
ISING
S
UN –
A
NIMALS

B
E
B
E
Y
OUR
L
OVE –
R
ACHAEL
Y
AMAGATA

S
ECRETS –
O
NE
R
EPUBLIC

N
ATIONAL
A
NTHEM –
L
ANA
D
EL
R
EY (
E
PILOGUE)

DEDICATION

To anyone who struggles with what they see when they look in the mirror.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Writing this book nearly killed me. I owe its inspiration to so many different things: old friends, new friends, strangers, people I’ve met on my travels, people I admire, music, the Northwest, pain, heartbreak, redemption, love, and fear. There’s no way I can list everything here, but I’ll try.

Thank you, God, for the courage to write Elise’s story and for the chance to take painful things and shape them into something beautiful. Thank you Patricia, for letting me read the first few pages to you in our hotel on Bainbridge Island. Thank you for believing in the story and in me, and for letting me have my alone time on the ferry to cry. Thank you to my editor Susan, for helping make Elise’s story shine and for your valuable insight on Christmastime in Paris! Thank you to Jodi Ellen Malpas for totally making my year by giving the story a read, and for trampling the cover. Thank you to my wonderful betas: Thessa (my Triple B), Cathy (bestie!), and Rachel (Rach Squared), and all of my book blogger and reader friends—you know who you are. Thank you to my street team and to all of my writer friends for being such an incredible support system. You guys are gold in this crazy industry. A special thank you to Kristina McKillip (Wells) for sending me pics of Seattle when you know I’m feeling homesick, and for tips on Gig Harbor, and thanks to both you and Laura for making me feel even more at home in my favorite city. Last but not least, thank you to my family and friends for your unconditional love and support.