Witches, Boys, and Other Monsters

Beware of Old Witch Scraggsies! A pact with the darkness left her twisted and deformed. Strange noises and flashes of light have been coming out of her basement at night, and her pet monster stalks children from the shadows. Lies. All lies. Eliza Scaggs (not Scraggsies, thank you very much) is tired of all the rumors about her. Sure, she’s looking a bit haggard as of late, but she’s been working herself to the bone on a secret government project to prove that she, the only woman in the wizard’s guild, actually belongs there. So, maybe she’s got some gray in her hair, but she’s not old, not old-old— and the only thing she’s made a pact with is her purveyor of rot brew tea. Okay, the pet monster thing is true, but Throat Ripper hasn’t caught anyone, not yet. She’s even taken on a new apprentice... Mentoring a teen, that’s not something a twisted hell spawn would do, right? Still, there is something off about the boy, Oliver. He’s a good kid, but he’s quiet, too quiet, and she’s worried that when he asks if she can “fix” people, he means himself... [New Chapters weekly, featuring human drawn chapter art! The entire story will be posted here for free, but if you don't want to wait, the novel will be available on Amazon shortly. I'm just happy you're reading it. Total page count is 454 with 49 chapters.]