Burned and Bound

'When shadow remembers her name, the gods will rise again.
Ash or fate will be her crown.'

It's been two years since Avery buried her husband and children on the same day. Now, in a small alcove in the bayou, releasing her final memento, something that's hunted her here finally finds her. Right before it reaches her, a portal tears open and a voice tells her to jump.

She falls in.

All Avery wants is to go home. Bury her grief, rebuild what's left of her life, and be left alone. B...