A Collection of Very Short Stories
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  • Reads 17,294
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  • Parts 13
  • Time 1h 32m
Complete, First published Sep 13, 2012
A collection of short stories ranging from 1 to 4 pages long.

In "A Deal With the Devil" Cavan Hart finds a strange, un-earthly creature following him. But the creature is not what he thinks, and he finds out there is a far worse danger out there.

In "The Link" vampire Brother Brennan wants to join his master and betters on a hunt of a rich family. But when he's presented with fresh human blood, can he resist? And if he doesn't, how will it shape his future?

In "Angel" Kirstin's boyfriend Jason has died in a motorbike accident and she's devastated. But when she spies a meteorite, she doesn't hesitate to follow it... Except, something's not right when she reaches the crater.

In "A Letter to the Man in My Mirror" Leanne sees a man in her mirror one morning before school. But he's surrounded by ruins and fire, and she's left stumped when he tells her nothing and disappears. She knows she didn't imagine it, but what can she do?

And in "The Witch's Daughter", a witch makes a king and queen craving a child a potion with the promise she will fall pregnant, if the king agrees to marry the son they would have to the witch's daughter. The king agrees and his wife soon gives birth to a son, but when the witch's daughter turns out to be ugly and poor, the king refuses to let a marriage happen. The witch curses their son to be in love with her daughter, but what happens when the king tries to keep the two separate?
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