Sally Morrison was eight years old when her mother died. For seventy-two hours, she stayed alone with the body. On the third day, the fire came. Death should have ended her story. Instead, it began something worse. Resurrected by ancient forces, Sally spends thirty years learning how to enter children's minds, fracture families from within, and reshape them according to Hell's design. She is given one promise: one hundred perfect families, and her mother will live again. She believes them. Ninety-seven families later, she discovers the truth. There was never going to be a resurrection. There was only ever going to be her. A child sharpened into a weapon. A grief twisted into doctrine. A soul taught that love means ownership. This is not the rise of a hero. This is the making of a monster. Prequel to Sally: Hell's Favorite Child.