Distant Demon

"No! I don't want to! I don't want you, either! Get out!"

Crow vanished.

Starling Nightcastle

Book Four

Distant Demon

The angel, Ouria, finally reunited with her wayward charge, guides Star through a whirlwind winter season.

Still riding the calm from her last purge and abruptly out of Crow's clutches, Star vows to never call him back.

Even as her reaper enhanced vision tempts her into deeper, darker, and more distant Unseen mysteries, her friends;

Paul at the shelter, Penelope as a client, and Sherika just as a person, in general;

All tug Star's focus away from the roil of her growing emotions.

With anger and resentment leading the onslaught, can Star harness that energy to fuel her resolve; to push forward when the way is hard, or be overrun as it gains momentum?