❛I was scared. Scared of him, scared of myself. Scared of the pictures that wouldn't leave my head. Red blood. Red coats. Red blade. And now a new one. Pretty red curls.❜ °❈° In 17th-century England, the rich bask in luxury while the poor struggle to survive. Auden Murray, the youngest of six brothers, gets by working as a streetwalker in London. After stumbling on an opportunity to work in King Philip III's castle, he leaves home for a whole new life. When the King dies unexpectedly, Auden is faced with new opportunities, rebellious friends, and a dangerous craving that will bring out the darkest side of him.

To kneel in his domain is to make your body a sacrifice. To breathe only when he allows is to learn worship. Sukuna's lessons are cruel, precise, and impossible to refuse.

A short, creepy psychological story. She skips taking her pills, and that night she wakes to see him standing outside her bedroom window. The clock beside her bed flashes red, counting down to midnight...