The Plague in my Bed
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Last published Sun, Aug 17, 2025
When a fevered stranger collapses at her doorstep, Saraphine Corisandé Durelle knows better than to let him in.
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The village of Briarmoor is plagued - cursed by death, ruled by silence, and terrified of the strange girl with healing hands.
But something in him calls to her and something in her answers.
He's hiding more than infection. She's burying power she doesn't yet understand, and as bodies rot and secrets rise, their touch might be the only thing keeping them alive...
-or the very thing that destroys them both.
"She's his ultimate addiction.
He's her favourite sickness."
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