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A Bright Celestial Sea

A Sea of Endless Light

A Whisper in the Dark Trilogy

You Will Never Know

Don’t Breathe a Word

Don’t Let Me Go

Abandoned Things

Between the Devil and the Sea

Echo

These Silent Stars

Call of the Sea

Devil May Care

Devil in the Details

Devil May Fall

Devil May Bleed

Villain

Devil May Lie

His Dark Paradox

Under the penname Avery Tu with Kota Quinn

Nightshade

Harleigh Beck

CONTENT WARNING

This is an erotic MM horror novella. This story is about obsession and, therefore, not a romance. The characters weren’t written to be likable or redeemable. They’re toxic and make less-than-stellar decisions.

Remember, it’s fiction! This author doesn’t condone the darker themes within these pages.

I trust you know your triggers, take the ones mentioned below seriously, and read responsibly.

Your mental health matters.

The content warnings include but are not limited to Dub/non-con, graphic murder, graphic injury, stalking, blood play, drugging, manipulation, degradation, anal, barebacking, sexuality denial, sexism/degrading women, and dubious cheating between the main characters.

CHAPTER 1

MARSHALL

Clutching the watch in my hand, I circle my thumb over the scratched hourglass. It stopped working years ago but was one of the first gifts my wife gave me when we met, and I’ve worn it ever since. It’s ironic, really, to think I have dedicated over two decades of my life to making it work, to making us work, only to find out she cheated on me.

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