Brave the Dark

The townspeople never thought of the manor on the hill without a shiver, as they’d heard stories, you see. Stories of a party that had ended in disaster. Stories of a wealthy novelist who had invited his friends to dinner, hoping to mend relationships long since broken. Stories of a nobleman with a taste for adventure, stories of an inventor who knew just a little too much. Stories of an outlaw with past that tormented him, stories of a man who, after he’d had the smallest taste of power, had become so corrupt that he could no longer distinguish truths from lies. Stories of a man who could see what no one else could, who understood mysteries far beyond human comprehension. Stories of things lurking in the shadows, stories of things they dared not dwell on.

Years ago, Patton, Virgil, Logan, Roman, Damien, and Remus had been friends. They’d loved each other more than any family, but now they hate each other just as much. Patton misses the way things used to be, but sometimes there’s a reason that the past is the past. Sometimes, that’s where the past should stay.