Dying of the Light

“''Ordinarily, the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. The night holds dominion over the world, and then light creeps back in, the days growing longer with each flip of the calendar. But I have a feeling that’s all about to change.''”

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The twelfth and final story in the Cruelest Months series.

Landon Truesdale is surprised and frightened when he receives an invitation to the Blackstones’ winter solstice celebration, at which he will be ritualistically sacrificed to keep the world from ending. Landon has no intention of attending the ceremony, but the Blackstones have other plans… and the consequences for trying to escape could be catastrophic.

Characters

 * Landon Truesdale
 * Regina Blackstone
 * Robert Blackstone
 * Sarah Winters

Settings

 * The Blackstone House

Link

 * Dying of the Light