The Half Red Candle. The Abyss Of Lust - Serene Plume

Billy was struggling to cope with unemployment and a crippling mortgage when he met a mysterious drifter. The man gave him a candle the colour of dried blood. It could grant any wish, but it came with a chilling warning: 'Greed comes at a terrible price.'

Then, for no apparent reason, a window shattered. His daughter ended up in hospital with serious injuries. A car crash took the person he loved most. Was all this the price of his greed?

Grief drove him mad. He lit a candle and wished for his wife and daughter to return. They appeared - familiar shapes, but cold and furious, like the dead who remember.

Why does this never-extinguishing red candle have the power to twist fate? A secret about greed and punishment lies behind it all, waiting for the reader to uncover.