The Final Offering

There is something sinister in the sleepy, hidden village of Haven. There is no war, no starvation, and no drought, but nothing good ever comes without a price.
Something evil stalks the teen girls of Haven, and every year one is chosen. An Offering, a gift, to appease the appetite of the beast, a creature who demands payment for the protections he claims to provide.
Everyone in the village knows who the real monster is. He has chosen seventeen year old Iliana Farali as this year’s Offering. She is not afraid. She has been dreaming of a beast since she was a child. She’s not certain he is real, but she remembers a promise made to her long ago. This year on the night of the Offering, she may not be the only one with something to fear.

The Final Offering is a 22k word novella.