SIN EATER (EATER #1) BY SIENNA PRATT – eBook Details Online
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I follow in the wake of a man whose footsteps clatter on the gravel. The
atmosphere is clammy and heavy, not helped by the fog that surrounds us.
Only the sharply angled roof manages to cut through the suffocating clouds,
revealing the age of the building almost entirely covered in bright red
Virginia creeper. Despite the mansion’s breathtaking appearance, an
oppressive, inquisitive, and suspicious feeling pervades.
“It’s this way,” says the man without so much as a glance, as he had
stared at me unabashedly when I entered his property.
Although he does his best to conceal it, his unease is palpable. His
gloved hand trembles as he points to a narrow staircase that presumably
leads to the basement. He’s terrified.
How can you blame him?
Everyone knows that it’s forbidden to use a Sin Eater. And the penalty
for offenders isn’t anecdotal, but pure and simple death.
How could we at this point go back and legitimize such radical
penalties?
Just a few decades ago, it was abolished in favor of more proportional,
humane, and reversible penalties. Why is the simple act of seeking the
repose of departed souls such an unforgivable sin that those who do so must
be deprived of their most cherished possession?
No matter! Both he and I are risking our lives in this hazardous
undertaking, which even the hostile climate seems to seek to discourage.
And yet, both of us are determined.
I give him a vague nod that he doesn’t even perceive, so tense is he in his
collar, his gaze fixed on a redeeming horizon, before slipping down the
stairs, making sure to leave the door ajar.
I’ve barely descended a few steps when a terrible musty smell catches in
my throat, accompanied by unfamiliar ferrous odor. Has the body begun to
decompose? How could this be? I moved as soon as the news of his death
reached me!
Given the magical channels used to contact me, I deduce that the
deceased was a particularly important person, or at least one with
sufficiently extensive connections for my Brotherhood’s hierarchy to
dispatch me as a matter of urgency.
It’s not unusual for Sin Eaters to be mobilized by dreams. What is
unusual, however, is for the request to be accompanied by such eagerness.
In any case, last night’s dream led me straight here. It’s a good thing I was
only a few hours away, and that my motorcycle posts the speed limits!
I slip and catch myself in extremis on a prominent stone in the wall. I
could have grabbed the rope rail, but the protocol is clear: I mustn’t touch
anything, leave no trace of my passage. I don’t know why; that’s just the
way it is. And ever since I took up the profession, I’ve endeavored to adhere
strictly to the rules, even if I have my doubts about their effectiveness.
The faint glow that filtered in from outside is now a distant memory, and
I’m so immersed in darkness that I can barely see my feet. I redouble my
caution, refusing to sprawl downstairs because I’ve missed a step or slipped
on one.
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