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Crimson Petals: Vlad the Impaler's Gentle Echoes
This book is written by Someone who has been protected and visited by Vlad the Impaler since age 2. I am that Someone. My name is Amy called Emmy by My immigrant GrandFather or Katha by My older immigrant relatives. What I write is the…
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…A hand, impossibly strong, grasps my shoulder. It’s not my mother’s soft touch or my father’s firm grip. This is different. It’s a pressure that roots me to the spot, a silent imperative to stay. The stones crash to the ground, mere feet from where I stand, kicking up a cloud of ancient dust. My mother rushes towards me, her face pale with alarm, but I am already looking past her, towards the shimmering heat haze where I sense Him. He is there, a silent guardian, his presence a balm against the sudden terror. He has saved me again, his ancient strength a bulwark against the fragility of my young life and the indifference of time. My honor, my life, protected by an echo from centuries past.