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Dedication


To Shannon, Rich, and Donna

They made sure I was still around to finish this novel.

Thank you. I owe you three my life.




PART ONE
The darkness is patient.

Its time would come again.

The darkness is all consuming.

A drop in a pond, the darkness spreads out, quickly diffusing. Unseen currents of emotion carry
the globule deeper into the clear water as it undulates and transforms. Reaching out with tendrils of
anger, regret, and desire, the darkness begins to vanish.

Hiding in plain sight.

The darkness is patient.

It will be until the stars grow cold.
 Chapter One
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Hell found him.
Skittering across the floorboards with bare feet, Thomas hit his knees and rolled toward his
bed. He pushed his diminutive frame into the space almost too tiny for him and quickly pulled
down the covers to hide his location. Kicking old toys, books, and discarded hobbies out of the
way, he pressed up against the wall and pulled his knees up to his chest. This was it. He had
fled into a literal corner with no means of escape. If they came now, there would be nowhere to
go. This was his punishment. He knew why. Silent tears rolled down his cheeks while he did
his best to stifle the sobs that so desperately wanted free. He had watched them die and did
nothing.

After all, Thomas was only twelve years old.

Taking a long, deep breath, he held it and became very quiet. The house was silent. It had
transformed from a loving home to a tomb. He couldnтАЩt hear them, but that didnтАЩt mean they
werenтАЩt close. Peering between two clear Tupperware containers that held his multicolored
Legos and Tinker Toys, he stared intently at the open door across from his bed. It was dark in
the house, except for the nightlight his mother had installed in the hallway for him. The tiny
light cast long shadows across his doorway from the grandfather clock that stood outside his
room. It had never worked in his lifetime, but his mom always referred to it as an