We can’t choose our family.  The phrase is meant to reinforce the idea of togetherness oftentimes in spite of the differences and conflicts that may (and do) arise within families.  While you can’t choose who your family members are, you can choose not to let them impact the person you choose to be.  In that way, fate is left to our own hands.  But what if the fact that you are a part of a given family irrevocably alters that fate? The blood in your veins a shade, haunting every action.  It’s this notion that Dark Places delves into.  

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