Walk in Darkness

by Lorna Tedder

Short Story in the Witch in Time Series
in the Secret Lives of Librarians Universe
Companion story to Answered Prophecy and Turn of Earth

High‑Concept Tagline

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.

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.

Genre

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

Tone

Emotionally intense, psychologically suspenseful, darkly mystical, intimate, ultimately redemptive

Tropes

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

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.

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