The Ascension Of Dorian Blackthorn

He could still hear the hissing of his name in his ears, a low hiss that made his blood turn to ice. He slowly swung around and looked at the p

ouses were so close that the sun rarely penetrated the dark alleys and the pavements were made of cobblestones. During chi

e he was trapped in

howing that he was missing some teeth. His gang surrounded Dorian, and all the

aid, and while his voice was bar

r, the material of the shirt frayed and faded. 'It is common knowled

r boys pinned him against the wall. They searched his pockets

Dorian to the ground. "You're not

hat crying did not help in any way. Instead, he had risen from the dust and promised to make them eat t

for a year, that promise seemed as far

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due to the thick walls of the building. Dorian shivered, and not with the cold, so he started massaging

the only person who had faith in him. Isla had been so tough and unyiel

had once said to him, her dark eyes flashing.

t their worst. But even Isla couldn't alter the perception people had

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ped and swung round towards the sound. A figure moved from t

laimed, barely

or a moment he contemplated running back to the saf

t. Lanterns were placed all around the garden and the light that they provided was

one wall that separated the Emberwood estate from the rest of the world, a piec

rumpled and the edges looked torn and the ink was blurred as if the writer had little t

ur nose. Do not be blinded by

was different, but the message

s?" he said so

e wind swept the leaves of th

ever such a thing, disappeared. He looked at the note, deep

k to reality. Taking the note and folding it, he put it in his poc

seemed to merge with the whispers. For the first time in years, Dorian felt a ray of somethi