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    Derek Hutchins wakes up after being in a coma for months. He's alive, so is the King, and they both shouldn't be.

    As soon as he finds confirmation that the King in Yellow still exists within his mind, -a haunting, lurking presence, ready to take over at any point- Derek forms a plan. He knows what he must do - it won't be easy, it'll hurt people, he'll lose his second chance at life, but it's the only option he has. If he wants to keep the World safe; to keep the people he loves safe, he has to.

    But fate is funny, because just as Derek is about to take his life, Avery finds him again.

    And for a short while, Derek's life continues.

     

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    The last few months of Derek Hutchins life, and the short happiness he finds in the company of Avery: a best friend, a lover; a beauty he can only have for a few moments, and never longer.

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