The Life Before the Death
Abandoned to the brutal streets at four years old, young Codex Hawthorne survives five harrowing years, haunted by the memory of a mansion and a family he barely knew. Now,....
Abandoned to the brutal streets at four years old, young Codex Hawthorne survives five harrowing years, haunted by the memory of a mansion and a family he barely knew. Now, at nine, a mysterious voice awakens within him, hinting at a dormant power and a terrifying legacy tied to his murdered parents. He returns to the opulent estate, not for comfort, but for a reckoning, only to find his uncle, Victor, terrified by his very existence. But as the mansion plunges into darkness and an ancient whisper echoes through its halls, Codex realizes his family's secrets run deeper, and far deadlier, than mere betrayal. What ancient power stirs within his blood, and what monstrous truth awaits him in the shadows of his past?