PK Hrezo

The last place eighteen-year-old aspiring artist, Morgan Jaeger, wants to spend her summer after high school is in the boonies of the Transylvanian Highlands with her estranged father. She never expects to meet the handsome, free-spirited musician, Varujan, who shares her affinity for abstract art. The summer of dread becomes the summer of dreams when Varujan invites Morgan to a secret hideout of underground artists. But when the utopia turns into a thrill ride of terrors that pitch Morgan's life before her eyes she must keep her wits about her or else lose her most valuable asset forever.

A Wicked Thought

Varujan’s chin lifts. He inhales the air and glances around. “Portland. A fair destination for your first seam.” 


“Downtown.” He nods. “I know this place. It has been many moons. Come with me.” He leads me around the front of the building, where a coffee shop is open for business. Not much of it by the looks inside the window. The aroma of fresh coffee renders me with craving. 


“Will you run away?” Varujan asks with a sideways glance. 


My dazed brain lingers somewhere on the colorless spectrum between hallucination and delusion. Is any of this really happening? I almost prefer it a delusion. Black and white. Emotionless. 


Yet I can’t ignore the fact that because of Varujan, because of The Shade, my artwork has transcended. Never before has it gone viral. 


Is this the price? Is this what comes next for me? 


Chapter 27