The last living inhabitant of Allerdale Hall may have just passed away, but the centuries-old manor is far from vacant. When an eccentric, old bachelor dies with a mountain of debt instead of an heir, historian Lucy Montgomery is tasked with the valuation of his assets. The man’s seemingly derelict country estate turn...
I awake my eyes fluttering open. I feel a sticky wet substance upon my hand moving my fingers as it runs through my hand. I've done it again, sighing softly I swing my legs off the bed to the bathroom. I wash the blood as it washes down the drain turning a slight pink. I can't keep hurting people like this. I dry my...