A teaser of the first chapter of "The Heir"
"The Heir" is coming 7/14/21 Chapter One FINN woke to the sound of creaking floorboards. He knew he had been dreaming, but as his eyes opened the memory vanished, leaving him with nothing but a lingering sense that the dream had been pleasant. The mattress, really just rough cloth wrapped tightly around dried wheat stalks, crinkled softly as he sat up and swung his long legs over the side to rest on the scuffed and faded wood floor. The bedframe groaned as he rose, stretching away the last of sleep from his body. The floorboards outside his room creaked again, closer this time, and with a sigh he crossed to the door of his bedroom and opened it. A stack of clean laundry sat outside the door, and he bent to pick them up. It was early, the sun barely visible through Finn’s small window, but Veronica was already awake and starting on chores. Finn chose the shirt and pants at the top of the stack, and filed the remaining clothing away in the small rickety dresser beneath