The Van Helsing Conjecture – Excerpt No. 81

“I never made a vow to save every life I come across,” Clara said. “Besides, this would help me find closure.”

“Perhaps if you moved forward instead of circling back to places from your past?” Ethereal asked.

That was a low blow and she was thankful that Ethereal did not speak often… Her sisters once sewed her lips shut to get a moment of peace… 

“Anyone here have a better idea?” Clara said.

a moody, high-contrast cinematic photograph of a hauntingly beautiful Greek Goddess, adorned in a vibrant electric blue, beaded, and fringe flapper dress, evoking the opulence of the Roaring Twenties, her slender figure posed elegantly, yet eerily, against a dark, smoky, velvet-black background, reminiscent of a 1920s speakeasy, her translucent, porcelain-like skin illuminated by soft, golden lighting, her vacant, soulless eyes rendering an unsettling, macabre allure, her full lips stitched shut with coarse, black thread, a subtle, eerie smile playing on her face, the overall mood dark, mysterious, and hauntingly captivating.

Disclaimer: This novel is an work in progress and readers may encounter grammatical errors and inconsistencies. Please view this a draft and not a published work.



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