The Thing That Keeps
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Last published Sat, Jul 25, 2026
Fia entered the traveling horror circus expecting to be unnerved by illusions and stage-managed nightmares, but she left with something far more permanent-and far more deadly.
She has become the fixation of K'thun, a primordial beast of old times, a Cervus Mortis (or Stag of Death) whose hunger is as vast as his cruelty. K'thun has worn many names and haunted countless dreams, but he has never known a tether quite like the one he has forged with Fia.
He is not a gentle savior. K'thun is a creature of sharp edges and ancient, insatiable violence who views Fia as his sole possession in a world he considers prey. His protection is absolute, and his possessiveness is lethal; he will tear apart anyone who dares to look at, let alone touch, the woman he has decided is his to keep. Fia is learning that being pursued by a nightmare is a perilous, intoxicating fate-and one she may not survive.
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