Burn Bright (2011)
“The pearly blue satin of her new sleeping dress felt sinful against her body, and the stiff, white lace of her underwear grazed the soft parts of her flesh as if a deliberate reminder of its decadence.
Charlonge had laid it out for her before leaving. ‘Wear this,’ she said. She’d also given her a small, numbered key on a thin gold chain. ‘Each resting place will have a locker that will match your key. Each locker will have clothes for you. You will always find your locker located in the same ro...om in each of the churches. There are many rooms, don’t forget that yours will be in the narthex, close to the front entry.’ ‘How do they get there? The clothes, I mean.’ ‘The Ripers choose them for us and the uthers will place them there.’ ‘Who are the uthers?’ ‘They are servants of the Guardians. They do the menial work, provide the food and attend the clothes.’ ‘What do they look like?’ Charlonge frowned. ‘It’s hard to describe uthers. The live in the corner of your sight.MoreLess
Charlonge had laid it out for her before leaving. ‘Wear this,’ she said. She’d also given her a small, numbered key on a thin gold chain. ‘Each resting place will have a locker that will match your key. Each locker will have clothes for you. You will always find your locker located in the same ro...om in each of the churches. There are many rooms, don’t forget that yours will be in the narthex, close to the front entry.’ ‘How do they get there? The clothes, I mean.’ ‘The Ripers choose them for us and the uthers will place them there.’ ‘Who are the uthers?’ ‘They are servants of the Guardians. They do the menial work, provide the food and attend the clothes.’ ‘What do they look like?’ Charlonge frowned. ‘It’s hard to describe uthers. The live in the corner of your sight.MoreLess
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