My Brother's Keeper Published by Heather Glidewell at Inkitt

Summary

Odette Sloan's world was shattered the day she witnessed the brutal murder of her mother. Plunged into a spiral of darkness, she finds herself locked away in Eider Asylum, feeling like an outcast in her own skin. At the age of fifteen, Odette is unexpectedly released and discovers that her life's haunting secrets run deeper than she ever imagined. She hears whispers of a hidden twin sister, and learns about a parallel world where they once thrived. Everything she thought she knew is shattered.. As the voice of her twin sister grows stronger, Odette learns the unbelievable truth - her brother, Pax, is the rightful heir to the throne of a parallel kingdom. But their journey to claim the crown is not without a treacherous twist. In order to keep Pax alive and save both their worlds, Odette must embark on a harrowing mission: she must murder five royal heirs. With the weight of her brother's life on her shoulders, Odette becomes a reluctant assassin fueled by a desperate sense of purpose. As the number of casualties increases, the question arises: will the gates of Coscoroba open, and will the shocking truth about their existence finally come to light?

Genre: Fantasy/Horror

Author: Heather Glidewell

Status: Excerpt

Chapters: 3

Rating: 5.0 1 review

Age Rating: 18+

Prologue

Whack!

The sound echoes through my ears, a constant reminder of what I saw that day.

I remember leaving bed and walking down the hallway toward the kitchen. I can even recall turning the corner from the dining room and stopping dead in my tracks.

There was so much blood.

So.

Much.

Blood.

Whack!

Lenny’s arm came back again as he slammed a cleaver through my mother’s chest. Blood spurted from the wound and onto his arms. He seemed unfazed by the atrocity he was committing; his hands moved methodically over the skin, and his eyes never wavered from her face. Yet I stood barefoot in the kitchen, my eyes watering, afraid to cry out. He didn’t know I was there. He had no clue I was watching, frozen in place.

I was thirteen, fearful, unsure whether to stay or flee.

Whack!!

He tossed an arm to the side and began on the other.

I tried to focus on her face, but her eyes were open and staring at me as if pleading for me to save her. How could I save a mother I didn’t know? How could I when I knew she was gone?

I felt my lip quiver as I watched his arm return for another blow. I closed my eyes as a splatter of my mother’s blood collided with my face. Only then did Lenny pull his eyes away from the body and turn to face me.