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    Summary

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    The Monster was born from a single promise.
    Anything, Odysseus had said. Anything to get home.
    Ten years later, Odysseus is almost gone, and the Monster has finally gotten what he wanted: a body, a name, and a life of his own.
    His first act of freedom is murder. His second is finding a child.
    Eight years old. Filthy. Underfed. And fascinated by the blood on the Monster’s hands.
    Most children would have screamed.
    This one asks to be taught.
    The Monster sees an opportunity. A student. A son.
    He’ll teach the boy how to wield a blade, find a person’s weakness, and turn fear into power.
    He’ll make a monster.
    That was the plan.
    But somewhere between lessons, arguments, scraped knees, and stolen smiles, the Monster begins to care.
    The boy becomes more than a student. More than a project.
    He becomes his son.
    And the Monster doesn’t realize that loving him is the most dangerous thing he could have done.
    ~~~
    This is one out of two POVs of this story! Check out the other POV at sirensandacyclops!

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