Eclipsa Butterfly suffer a trauma after her husband, Edric Flowers being killed by Spiderbite King. Luna never see her mother smile again. Eclipsa's trauma got even worse when the MHC decided that she should marry the Spiderbite King, King Shastican to end the war. They thought she would be happy, but everyday, he would mock her, punch her, even almost killed her with a knife. Because of this, Eclipsa began to study dark magic to curse Shastican, and once the MHC know that, they erase her memory about Luna, knowing that it's for the best, but it seems that they made it even worse
Contains Violence, Suicide, Trauma, Blood, War, And Darkness
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
*****
Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
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