The Lady Must Die - Grace Drune

Young Lord Nathan’s adventure continues as he and Ellie struggle to free themselves from the lady of the great house, his mother, and each other.

It must be time for the good guys to win, mustn’t it? It really must, problem is, no one is always good...

With this many interests in his hide, it may well take...

A miracle, or three. But be careful...

There be a taniwha about, and its not happy!

Warning: contains sexual and ritual abuse as part of the story

taniwha - (noun) a water spirit, monster, dangerous water creature, powerful creature, chief, powerful leader, something or someone awesome - maoridictionary.co.nz

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The Lady Must Die (sample)

Stillness of the night bringing the far-off sound of an approaching car, Nathan shuddered, lay down on the floor, tried not to…

Breathe…

Body rebelling, breathing, he, wept as he recognized that engine…

Not sure what hell it was coming to deliver him into now, he…

Closed his eyes, swallowed, wept deep.

Car stopped at the bridge before the lone gate, Nathan grew frustrated as slowing his breathing, his body, breathed…

Cold in the slight draft coming under the door and leaving up the unlit fireplace, winter outside, he…

Remembered…

Drowning…

A very sad “not yet…”

Drowning not having worked, he…

There was something…

Car back on the move, he shuddered, wondered if his evil great aunt had…

Come in person…?

Unlike her to make the long journey, he wept at a flash of her pale faced butler forcing him to urinate, before locking him in the…

Back of that car…

Getting up Nathan used the toilet, stared at himself in the mirror. Admitting he was looking at a handsome teenager, he frowned at the teenager.  Nothing in the bathroom to slit that teenager’s wrists, he sighed, wandered out to the kitchen. None of the knives he found sharp enough, he…

Slumped down on the floor…

Waited to…

Die…

Car arriving, knock on the door urgent, he ignored it. Knock threatening to be angry if it had to break the door down, that anger going to intensify his pain, he sighed, tried not to remember how…

They could make him…

Scream…

Shuddering, he considered if this time…

This time…

They would kill him…

Death by his great aunt’s plan suddenly his only option for dying, Nathan ignored the faint can’t kill the heir. Getting up he unlocked the door before it broke.

Buy The Lady Must Die to find out what happens next, will someone finally kill the lady of the great house? Will Nathan finally break free?