Reverence (Under Oath #1)

Prologue

The wicked always lingered in the darkness, bleeding into the shadows where an umbra became their home, where they’d often hide from the luminescence.

When they decided to emerge from their hiding places, they’d disguise themselves underneath a pretentious cloak—masking their true intentions, playing everyone around them like a marionette.

Once trust entered the equation, they’d take advantage of the opportunity only to exploit it. Finally letting the mask slip, just enough for you to see their ferocious nature.

Unfortunately, not everyone who encountered wickedness would live to tell the tale, for silence is what protected their secrets, wrongdoings, and sin.