Empire of Death

Seven years ago, Willow Peters saw something she'll never forget at her father's death bed. Seven years ago, she witnessed a strange man appear from thin air right before her eyes. Seven years ago, she knew in her very bones that man had something to do with her father's death. Seven years later, Willow suffers another loss, and this time she has no one to pull her back from the edge.
Seven years ago, Dimitri, keeper of death, was seen for the first time in his long existence by a mortal while taking the soul of a dying man.For seven years, he has watched over her, trying to figure out why she is different. Seven years after she saw him, he finally has the chance to get his answers.

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My head snaps up when I feel it. The slight tug I experience through the bond when she feels strong emotions. Grief slams into me like a charging bull. Not my grief, but hers. There is something else, too. Something hopeless and... something deep inside of me freezes with terror when I sense it.
Her soul is slowly releasing itself from her body. She is dying.
Before I realize what I'm doing, I've stood from the table with my meal on it and summon shadows to me.in a blink I vanish, heading for the world of the living, heading for her.

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