If you've already read The Haunting Between Us, then you know Aries as the hilarious, ghosting hunting shadow at Easton's side.
This novella is his story.
Origin of Scars takes you back to where Aries began. Before the confidence.
Before the man he becomes. This is the story of the boy who survived something he should not have survived... and the person who reached into the dark and refused to let him disappear.
While this novella can be read on its own, it is best experienced after The Haunting Between Us. There are emotional threads, character dynamics, and moments that will carry deeper meaning if you've already walked through that story first.
This is not a light read.
It is raw. It is painful. It is about trauma, survival, and the slow, fragile process of learning what it means to be safe.
But more than anything-
This is a story about being chosen.
Please read the trigger warnings before starting this novella.