Doll of Sacrifice (Draft)

Tarynne Bourret 20 stories

Summary

They hoped that it was over, that after going through what felt like hell and the loss of a friend, that they would be able to pick up what was left of their lives and do the best they could. Taryn Lowell, however, held suspicion in the back of her mind that it was far from over. After confronting Toya Kitsutsuki, the man behind the kidnappings, disappearances and murders in a secluded Japanese village over an undescribed number of years. The reason for this thinking was because, deep down, she never truly killed him. A man that, for all intensive purposes, could never truly die. A twisted form of immortality, this man is now a living doll, and in his delusions, believes that Taryn is the one he has been waiting for. And for over the last two centuries, he practiced on others to perfect this unknown method to have her for the rest of eternity. With her worst fears coming true, Taryn must now navigate how to handle this as Toya no longer hides in the shadows, as if daring anyone who knows his secret to try and stop him. This becomes even harder when Taryn finds out how he came to her country to bring her back to Japan. To protect those whom she holds dear from this monster disguised as a man, she decides to do something that would only put her at risk and beats him to the punch before Toya has the chance to do anything, and waits…