Eric Linnaeus | Book 1 | Prologue - I Hate That Man (Patreon)

𝔼ℝ𝕀ℂ 𝕃𝕀ℕℕ𝔸𝔼𝕌𝕊ʙᴏᴏᴋ 𝟷𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙'𝕤 ℂ𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖

by Kikito Lynn

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𝔸 𝕂𝕀𝕂𝕀𝕋𝕆 𝕃𝕐ℕℕ 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪.

~ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ғɪʀsᴛ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻 ~

ᴇʀɪᴄ ʟɪɴɴᴀᴇᴜs - ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴛᴄʜ’s ᴄᴜʀsᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏғ ғɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ɴᴀᴍᴇs, ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs, ʙᴜsɪɴᴇssᴇs, ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs, ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ’s ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ғɪᴄᴛɪᴛɪᴏᴜs ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ. ᴀɴʏ ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴs, ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, ᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs ɪs ᴘᴜʀᴇʟʏ ᴄᴏɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛᴀʟ.ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴄᴏᴘʏᴡʀɪᴛᴇ © ʟᴏᴜɪsᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇʏ, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶.

ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄs ᴀɴᴅ ɪʟʟᴜsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋʟɪsᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴡ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ ᴄᴏᴘʏᴡʀɪᴛᴇ © ɴᴀᴅɪʀᴀ ᴘᴇᴅʀɪɴɪ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋʀɪsᴀɴᴛʏʟ, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹.

ᴀʟʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ.

ɴᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ, sᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ, ᴏʀ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴʏ ғᴏʀᴍ ʙʏ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴇᴀɴs, ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄ, ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏᴄᴏᴘʏɪɴɢ, ᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀᴡɪsᴇ, ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛ, ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴘʀɪᴏʀ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴘᴇʀᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ.

ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀʀᴅᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴀᴍᴀᴢᴏɴ.

ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕦𝕖 - 𝕀 ℍ𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕄𝕒𝕟.

Blood dripped slowly from the ceiling into a puddle on the floor, and I sat in shock, waiting. Was it over? All was still. Only the rasp of my shallow breaths broke the silence until the approach of footsteps marked his return.

“Are you going to get up?”

I flinched when he spoke, his voice was deceptively angelic. Had I not personally witnessed what he had just done, I would never have believed it.

“James,” he demanded more firmly calling my attention.

“Is it over?” I whispered meekly; I dared not look up at him. I didn’t want to see the unnatural glint of his eyes in the darkness, or that grotesque limb with blackened claws he called an arm.

“…For now, yes.”

- Deputy James Barrett.

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