These Vicious Thorns: Tales of the Lovely Grim

THESE VICIOUS THORNS
 CANDACE ROBINSON
 
 Copyright ©2023 by Candace Robinson
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 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. This book may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from the author.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 THORNA
 LULLABY OF FLAMES
 THORNA
 INSIDE THE BOX
 THORNA
 THE CELEBRATION GAME
 THORNA
 A LITTLE WISH
 THORNA
 A LAYER HIDDEN
 THORNA
 NOTHING BUT BONES
 THORNA
 MIRROR, MIRROR
 THORNA
 THORNA
 BLOOD RISEN
 SWEET AS HONEY
 ASHER
 For those who wanted to be given a story
 THORNA
 
 
 The world could be a vicious thing, one surrounded by sharpened thorns. Both visible and invisible. For Thorna, this was more than true. She was in love with a human, and she hadn’t known true love until she stumbled upon him. Lovers of her past had held pieces of her heart, but not her entire being. Thorna had once read a book of dark and monstrous tales called Dearest Clementine that LULLABY OF FLAMES
 
 
 Cori sat on her bed, strumming a tune on her guitar. It was already dark outside and her parents would be coming home late from her dad’s company party. Her brother was out somewhere with his pregnant girlfriend, so it was just Cori, the guitar, an old movie playing in the background, and her black and white checkered vinyl dress. Vintage.
 She placed one platformed boot on the carpet.