Xiaoli Feng was having a rough morning, and it was about to get worse.
The Tait Estate had been masking itself as a rehabilitation center for young women for almost twenty years, and the way Candy Tait saw it, that wasn't
entirely
a lie. The covenstead saw many young women of varying ages and backgrounds come and go over the years; it was a steady place to land when you were coming to terms with whatever magic you were blessed or cursed with. When Xiaoli woke up on the wrong side of the bed one morning, it seemed like just another dreary and terrible day. But beyond the gates of the estate, something - or some
one
had other plans for them. Mistakes have been made that resulted in tragedy, and their consequences can come up at any time. A stranger with hidden eyes and a red coat rolls into town, listening to the whispered warnings on the wind... In this debut supernatural horror novelette, get a glimpse into the universe of
The Banded Ones
and decide who,
or what actions
, can be forgiven.