Monstrous Love
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Last published Thu, Apr 10, 2025
A dark fairy tale about traps, lures and falling for shadows.
When you see an eldritch dark horror made of shadows by the side of an old cursed trail that no one dares to go, you expect it to be less charming as it tries to trick you with deceitful traps and lure you into a deadly ancient forest that feeds on the blood, the flesh and the greed of the wicked.
Novella by K.Cross copyright 2023
Art credits: Arts by James Fenner (@JMFenner91 on Twitter)
Romance/Horror
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