A woman recounts the events of her adolescence during the summer of 2002 that led her to face unimaginable horrors. As she grapples with the loss of her childhood, a new crush, and a looming threat, she begins to discover that everything comes with a price and that some mysteries might be best left unsolved.

How can the white cloth be rid of its crimson stain when it's being washed in the blood of the lamb? Kitty has learned to survive by staying invisible-an unremarkable face drifting between cheap motels and cigarette-laced parking lots. But when she crosses paths with Abaddon, a man haunted by sins he can't wash away, they stand to learn a mutual lesson that solitude does not equate to fortitude. A single night of shared violence sets off a chain reaction that will forever tie them together. With a street cat as their witness and a tenebrous commune as their refuge, Kitty and Don must reshape the shadows of their past-and discover if redemption can be found in shades of crimson. Gritty, atmospheric, and unflinching, Bleed the Lamb is a story about vindication, the lure of escape, and the stains we can never erase.