THE BEAUTY AND THE TERROR
a NOVELLA
by JOHN ASHLEY
There are things in this world more beautiful than life. And more terrifying than death.
Four years ago, Alice Crichton vanished without a trace. Left with nothing but grief and questions, her husband, Landon, has all but given up hope of finding her. It seems too much to wish for—right until the moment she’s in his arms again.
Alice has returned. She’s come back, and she’s unharmed, and that’s all Landon ever wanted.
But something has followed her home.
Something beautiful and terrifying.
Something that loves her just as much as he does.