Chapter 16: The Shadow Pact

Chapter 16: The Shadow Pact

The document arrives in a dream: one sheet of heavy cream paper, a pen of black glass, and nothing to dip it in. Emilie reads every word. One fold of the page is sealed shut, and she is asked to sign without opening it. In return, she will finally learn who her parents were. Three nights later, something small with a great many legs wakes up on her pillow.