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Tales of the Executioners

Joleene Naylor is the author of the glitter-less Amaranthine vampire universe, a world where vampires aren't for children. Comprised of a main series, a standalone prequel, and several short story collections, she has plans to continue expanding with a trilogy and standalone novels. In her spare time, Joleene is a freelance book cover designer and for-fun photographer. She maintains several blogs, full of odd ramblings, and occasionally updates her website at JoleeneNaylor.com. In what little time is left, she watches anime, plays PokemonGo, and works on her crooked Victorian house in Villisca, Iowa. Between her husband, family, and pets, she is never lonely, in fact, quite the opposite. Should she disappear, one might look for her on a beach in Tahiti, sipping a tropical drink and wearing a disguise. Twenty-nine short stories of love, death, heartbreak, and blood. Meet the Executioners, elite enforcers of the vampires’ laws. Walk with them through origin stories, follow them across the sea to the colonies, and run with them through the wilds, as they try to bring civilization to a land ruled by “day sleeper” clans. Fifteen interwoven stories tell the beginning of The Guild, set under the watchful - and sometimes malevolent - gaze of the ancient Malick, whose heavy shadow stretches even across the sea. Meet his favorite son, his willful daughter, his child-like pet, and many more whose jealousies, hatreds, and loves twist together to create consequences they can’t foresee.

Joleene Naylor · Horror
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186 Chs

Chapter 144: Bren - In the Dark, Part 7

The four photos of the basement were followed by a shot of her legs sprawled out on a cracked concreate floor. Her flashy new shoes were gone, but a sliver of the flowered skirt showed that she was still clothed. A dark line was drawn down the inside of her leg. Bren had to zoom in before he figured out it was dried blood that had run down in a rivulet, probably when she was still vertical.

The next photo zoomed in on something white against the wall. The image was distorted, but Bren thought it looked like a skull. No, two skulls. Three. Maybe four. It looked like there was still skin on that one. Was that a foot near it? A hand? No doubt it was a heap of previous victims, probably in various states of decay.

Those are the ones the cops haven't found yet.