Excerpt from Crimson: Fablelands series by Julia Lela Stilchen
Rumors about the shifters roaming at night, deep in the dark
forest of Grimwood, were spreading like wildfire. When they gather in groups,
their eyes ignite like blazing red spheres lurking out from the shadows. No one
knows what the shifters do in their gatherings but many believe they are in
search for a new victim. Children, like Hansel and Gretel, have mysteriously
turned up missing.
Something strange was happening in Northhaven
and everyone was becoming paranoid. Red’s parents, in particular, began to
barricade all the windows and doors. Her father purchased special candles, made
from dragon whale wax, lighting them all around the cottage. He believed it
would help mask their scent to prevent the shifters from tracking them.
Recently, their daughter, Red had
begun to sleepwalk. At first, they hoped it was a temporary phase and that
everything would just go back to normal. Then, they found her wandering
throughout the v…
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