She's been waiting.
Lorrie finds a little girl at her dead mother's ranch. She's ten or eleven, perhaps-its hard for Lorrie to tell because the girl is so bony. She looks like she might die of starvation at any moment. Lorrie should let her in, feed her.
But something stops her:
The girl's eyes. They're all black. No white, no pupil. They're unseeing, unfeeling, inhuman.
Lorrie backs away. She should call her husband. Or the police.
No, the girl says without moving her lips.You will let me in.
Lorrie reaches. Her hand has taken on a life of its own. She can't resist. She turns the doorknob, opens the door....
...And lets her in.
In the first full installment of the Raven Children series, Kayla Al-Shamma-Jones takes you into a dark world where the black-eyed kids are real and will do anything to get you on their side.
The Raven Children series does not need to be read sequentially to enjoy.
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WARNING: Contains graphic violence. Not suitable for children.
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