Torche Tombante
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Chapter 14 – Tender Care
“I do not consent to being sedated again,” Askatla objected adamantly, glaring at the anaesthetist standing awkwardly in the dark behind her sister with a mask of nitrous oxide and a needle, the stark surgical lights overhead giving the rest of the operating room a disproportionately dim and cavernous atmosphere. Devoid of all the decorative…
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Chapter 13 – Persona Non Grata
Consciousness dawned slowly and clumsily for Askatla, the gentle fragrance of rose and elderflower helping lift the mental fog that lingered as she opened her eyes to take in the hospital room. The meticulously blended Gothic-revival architecture and state of the art medical equipment in her surroundings informed her that this was the recovery room…
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Chapter 12 – Maniac in the Room
Anselme glowered at the memo on his screen as if it were a personal slight against him. Opposite him, his new partner’s desk remained empty, as it apparently would for the remainder of the week. The golden branch branded his breast from where it sat enrobed in a fresh silk kerchief the colour of thistle.…