To survive the hunger
she must learn to feed it.
After binding her will into flesh, Liora takes her first taste of living memory—through Shen.
What she learns is not history, but truth:
power is personal, intimate, and never free.
Her blood stirs awake with recognition.
Her lineage remembers war, devotion, and a blade once wielded only for love or ruin.
The temple shifts around her, blooming red where she walks.
But the golden-eyed woman who once devoured her clan is watching.
Every refusal Liora makes only sharpens the desire between hunter and prey.
When forbidden fruit ripens overnight—dark and gold-veined—Shen reveals its purpose:
A test.
A door.
Eat, and Liora will inherit memory not meant for mortal bones.
Refuse, and the hunger will take her instead.
Inside the fruit waits a truth she cannot deny:
She once knelt before that woman.
She once belonged.
And the hunger remembers.
Magic
Dark Fantasy
Supernatural
Memory
Reincarnation
Identity
Fated Mates
Chosenone
Psychological
Gods and Mortals
Coming of Age
Mystery
Vampires
Thriller
Slow Burn
Audiobook details
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Science and Nature
Length17 mins
Publish dateOct 30, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
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About the author
David Hugo
David Hugo is a speculative fiction author exploring emotion, recursion, and desire through surreal worlds. His works blend cyberpunk, spirituality, and psychological decay, inviting readers to experience the intimate architecture of consciousness.View all audiobooks by David Hugo
