Burden of the Reluctant Death

Death has a face, and it is the face of my mother seeking obedience, and it is my face in the mirror, seeking absolution.

Theodore has been given an ultimatum: abandon his morals and consume one soul to take its promised power, or sacrifice his closest friend. As Death's son and antipathetic heir, he knows better than to call her bluff. The soul he chooses, however, doesn't come without obligations. Someone is left behind. Theodore makes a promise to the boy turned martyr, a promise that will devour and delight him: Take care of Rosalie.

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Contents

Part One

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Interlude I

Part Two

Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty One
Interlude II

Part Three

Chapter Twenty Two
Chapter Twenty Three
Chapter Twenty Four
Chapter Twenty Five
Chapter Twenty Six
Chapter Twenty Seven
Chapter Twenty Eight
Chapter Twenty Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty One
Chapter Thirty Two
Chapter Thirty Three
Chapter Thirty Four
Chapter Thirty Five
Epilogue

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