By J. L. Burrows *Originally published in Clean Fiction Magazine Winter Edition 2023 Through the window I saw a large man stepping out of the ice-capped pines and trudging up the undisturbed snowy walkway to my cabin. Each footprint was a black indent instantly filled with shadows. The winding brook I’d emptied my babbling heart
SPOILERS AHEAD: If you haven’t read books one and two, this chapter will give some things away. Just FYI. Read at your own risk. This is a sneak peek into the third book in the BALANCE KEEPER series! I hope you enjoy it! Leave a comment and let me know, or better yet, preorder today
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