A Shadow Bright And Burning (2016) - Plot & Excerpts
Lilly had gone to bed hours ago, and the slumbering house creaked and settled. I paused and set the brush down. Why was I awake? Mist filled the room. I sighed and rubbed my eyes. Another dream from Hargrove, the last person I wanted to see. The bedroom door swung open. “You can leave right now,” I said as a figure moved into the light. R’hlem the Skinless Man stepped toward me, the candle’s glow a sheen on his wet, bloodied muscle. That one yellow eye, perched in the center of his forehead, widened. I hastened to my feet, knocking over half the bottles on my table. A glass vial of scent fell to the floor and shattered, and instantly the whole room smelled of lavender. I ran to the window, intending to fling it open and plunge to the street below. The window wouldn’t budge, though my muscles burned with the effort. I pressed myself against the glass as R’hlem approached. Scream. I must scream, but when I opened my mouth, the faintest whimper escaped. I slid to the floor. The Skinless Man’s presence filled my room.
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