A short story of 4k wordsWhen he first saw the starving foreign child, he was five years old; the next time he saw her, he was six-and she was a ghost. A ghost who came at the start of every Christmas, lingering for twelve days before she once again left him in peace.Why did she choose to haunt him? And what, in the end, must he do to give the the peace they both deserve? I write novels as Michelle Sagara:THE BOOKS OF THE SUNDEREDInto the DarklandsChildren of the BloodLady of MercyChains of Darkness, Chains of Light(These were published originally as Sagara books, but were reprinted under the name "Michelle Sagara West"CHRONICLES OF ELANTRA:Cast in ShadowCast in CourtlightCast in SecretCast in FuryCast in SilenceCast in ChaosCast in Ruin (September 20, 2011)Cast in Peril*THE QUEEN OF THE DEAD:Silence (May, 2012)Touch*Grave** Forthcoming

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