The House of Ash and Guilt
Steam & Honeyhe discarded me like i was nothinghe manages me sadisticallybrothers imprisoned me but they went crazy after i diedmy sister stole my mate, and i let her
If only it worked that way.
As my consciousness faded, my soul felt yanked back—to that Halloween night that changed everything.
Lights strung like jack-o'-lanterns, crowds surging like a river. I was gripping my little brother Matthew Duncan's hand—warm and soft—terrified that if I let go for even a second, the tide of people would swallow him up.
But in the blink of an eye, a puppet-maker's stall caught his eye. He pointed at a fierce general figurine, bouncing with excitement. "Eli! I want that one! The general!"