After being betrayed by your family and losing your job, you leave your faith in the holy church behind and find yourself diving headfirst into a mysterious commune, residing in the Emeritus manor as a cook and housekeeper. Living under Papa Emeritus IV with his Ghouls is a strange lifestyle to get used to, but it could be the safe haven you had been looking for. Is Papa the one you needed in your life this whole time? Disclaimer: My depictions of Papa and the Ghouls are purely fictional and have nothing to do with the band itself. There are some references to other media that are also unrelated. The photography in this story does NOT belong to me! 8/17/23 I'm gonna start this with a big thank you to everyone who has read and enjoyed this story, I currently don't have the patience or motivation to continue this... Any updates will be on my announcement page on my profile. -naenaebaby

Evelyn's sister and nephew are burned for Witchcraft; now Evelyn is next. There's only one problem: Josephine was innocent, Evelyn isn't. Now the only way she can survive is to run. To run away from everything and towards the infinite void that the deep, dark Forest promises. That is, until she stumbles upon the Dark Vale. In the Vale, Evelyn meets the Sisters of Sin and their leader, Papa Emeritus. Little does Evelyn know, Papa Emeritus has been plagued with dreams of a mysterious woman who has powers beyond this world. Will he finally have the answers to his visions, or will Evelyn disappear just as she has before? Will Evelyn escape the Vale and evade the Hunters before it is too late? Mature content--Reader discretion is advised *I do not own Ghost or it's affiliates. I only own my OCs. Also, I do not own any of the artwork/photography featured in this story. All rights belong to their owners. Read The Fire Within now, the sequel to this novel!