Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 2)

Uma's husband Tony was on the road, driving fast at the edge of legality, in order to reach the hospital. The day had already been wasted, and he'd cut short his business trip to see his son. Seeing as he would make no further progress in his exhausted...

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DEMONSKIN: THE FIRST PACT (Ch. 14)

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Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 15)

Michael was more than shaken when he crossed the street, the clamour of cars beeping and revving as the traffic lights teased them fell to the wayside as he reached the antique double-doors of the public library. It was a hybrid construction. Old...

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Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 11)

A short while after one o'clock the two Eriksson sibling who met Kianna had been transported — from the roadside, to her moderately-sized car, up the long driveway towards a very distinctive house. It wasn't enormous, not the kind of manor house rich...

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Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 9)

Jacob had set his sights on the first respectable-looking bar he came across. His instincts served him well, as he ended up drinking at Milo's, on the corner of 6 th and 10th — decent prices, and his fake ID let him get served. A pretty penny and a...

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Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 12)

_Hi Uma. Hope you cooled off._ _Ran into Donnie and Cynthia. Invited them to stay the night with me._ _Will be fun. Like a sleepover._ _Talk again soon._ Uma read Kianna's text messages, angrily scanning her phone screen. There was...

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Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 3)

A breath of fresh air...that's what she needed. Uma paced in front of the hospital entrance, her clothes displaying the tell-tale signs of her overnight stay. The same formal suit, now looking crumpled, her jacket long since abandoned in the boot...

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Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 4)

“Donnie's home! WOOO!!!" The four Eriksson sibling rocked home in celebration of their brother's full recovery. Two days since he started showing signs of movement he was finally discharged from hospital with a clean bill of health, his only...

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Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 8)

A while after Jacob's departure, with the remainder of the Eriksson family settling in to a good night's sleep, Michael lay in bed. Falling asleep sporadically, waking up cranky and barely-rested with irritating regularity, he decided to take a stroll....

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Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 7)

“Welcome home. Or should I say: _welcome to our new home!_" Uma crossed the threshold as the cheers of her children filled the doorway. Michael and Cynthia had been good enough to delay entering in order for her to be the first one taking that...

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Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 13)

There was a distinct air of discomfort when Michael awoke the following day. Another late morning. Another ill feeling. He remembered last night in full — in its sinful glory. He looked around. He was alone in the bed. Standing up,...

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Demonskin: The First Pact (Ch. 5)

Morning arrived sooner than expected, much to Uma's chagrin. As the light crept back into the world, shining through her bedroom window while she curled underneath the sheets, she sensed a change in herself. A peculiar mood had descended. Enough! She...

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