Spirit of Snow by Richard Amos

***Previously published in the Fables Retold Anthology. Aside from a few new lines, no other new content has been added.***

Once upon a time, there was a man with a purpose. Every morning, he woke up knowing who he was and what he needed to do.
And then the shadows came…
Alec Snow used to have dreams, a direction. Now he drifts through life, haunted by the last case from his cop days—a case that broke him. Yes, running his bookstore gives him a purpose, but it’s not enough. There’s something missing. A void that needs to be filled with, yeah, something.
There are just so many somethings.
Tristan Fox has a purpose. To be a slave to his wicked master, to kill, to spy, to be nothing but a tool for a bad man. But he wants more, wants a life outside of his rotten existence.
That one night… That one night both men soothed their sorrow together as strangers in the woods. They’ve never forgotten that special moment, and now their worlds are about to collide once again.
But when a prophecy points the spotlight on Alec, things take a fatal turn. Can there be hope in death, and love from the ashes of betrayal?