He delivered a letter to a man who burst into flames reading it. He stole an amulet from a corpse that moved until he took it. He lured a smiling college girl into an alley where the shadows swallowed her.
Julian wanted to resist. Each time he tried, the brand pulsed, seared his nerves, whispered, Obey.
And yet… the world had color now. Fear, desire, revulsion. Emotion surged like electricity. For the first time in years, he felt.