BOOK TWO OF THE "CLOCKWORK" TRILOGY Chapters 18 and after have been pretty much beta read by my friend A'stara (die4smthbtfl) and she has helped with ideas and such. Couldn't have continued without her support honestly 🖤 THIS WAS MADE WELL BEFORE THE STUFF WITH DANIEL CURCIO. I HAVE NOT EDITED HIM OUT OF ANY OF MY PALAYE ROYALE WORKS. Also writing in that they're a band was the worst decision I've ever made 😭🤣 its hard to work around, for me, with all the supernatural stuff as well. Emerson Barrett, a centuries old vampire with a knack for art and philosophy. Emerson longs for the idea that he, like his brother Remington, will find his soulmate, his promised. He's tormented over the idea he may never have one, let alone meet them. Vampires don't have soulmates, after all. With the help of his two brothers, Sebastian and Remington, and the latter's beloved, Elizabeth, Emerson is determined not to slip into the VOID entirely, for he has yet to yearn to give up on his immortal life. Asteria is a young humn woman trying to make a living on her adequate acoustic guitar skills and meager resourses to survive. She doesn't yet know of her true heritage, knows nothing of what said heritage has given her, yet is hunted for it all the same. People are after her, and they'll kill anyone to get her. Together as a family Remington, Emerson, Sebastian, and Elizabeth just want the running to stop. All they want is for their peace to last. But that doesn't seem to be what's in store. The past never truly dies. The cycle of life and death continues, and even those you think are gone never truly fade away.