Short Story: Window of the Soul Part 8 of 8

An adolescent girl faces life and soul-threatening danger in a dark fairy tale

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Part Eight

Inessa awoke at home in her bedroom. For a second, she wondered whether she had dreamt the horrific events in the forest. But as she looked at her wrists and arms, she saw the cuts, bruises, and injuries she’d sustained, as well as the marks w…