Walk in Darkness

by Lorna Tedder · Witch in Time Series · Short Story

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Think The Time Traveler’s Wife meets The OA meets The Midnight Library in a sacred battle to protect the future, where maternal love dares to confront gods and timelines.

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Description

In a world where prophecy determines survival, Maeve is a mother without foresight—and that makes her dangerous. When her adopted daughter Veronica, the reincarnated Wolf Queen, begins to manifest powerful magic, Maeve risks everything to protect her—including her sanity.

Desperate for answers, she travels through time to confront a sleeping god whose truths have shattered minds. But as threats from a secret priesthood grow and Maeve’s grip on reality falters, she must learn that true protection doesn’t come from knowing the future—it comes from trusting love, instinct, and her own inner strength.

A short story in the Witch in Time Series, companion to Answered Prophecy and Turn of Earth.

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Genre

• Dark Fantasy
• Paranormal Psychological Suspense
• Time Travel Fiction
• Supernatural Short Story
• Maternal Horror

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Tone

• Emotionally intense
• Psychologically suspenseful
• Darkly mystical
• Intimate
• Ultimately redemptive

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Tropes

• Mother’s sacrifice
• Time travel
• Forbidden knowledge
• Ancient prophecy
• Found family
• Second chances

Protecting the ones you love means walking into the dark — without a map, without a promise of light.

Why You’ll Love It

Walk in Darkness offers an emotionally rich journey through fear, motherhood, and the desire to protect what matters most. It’s a story about finding strength without certainty—and choosing love over control in the face of the unknown.

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Trigger / Sensitivity Warnings

• Psychological distress and anxiety
• Fear for a child’s safety
• Risk of madness from forbidden knowledge
• Coercion and manipulation
• Themes of parental abandonment and loss

All sensitive content supports deep emotional arcs and character transformation. Nothing is included for gratuitous shock.

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About the Author

Lorna Tedder is a non-denominational minister, volunteer grief counselor, and full-time writer after a long career in public service. She writes fiction that crosses genres — from paranormal thrillers to romantic suspense to speculative women’s fiction — and non-fiction on spirituality, manifestation, grief, and personal growth. She lives in the Florida Panhandle with her family.