Chapter 17 - Shadows of the Gate

Chapter 18 - Shadows of the Gate

Some certainties don’t hold up to scrutiny, no matter how firm your convictions. Trust becomes a fragile thing when suspicion finds a foothold. In this chapter, the weight of what we believe about the people closest to us meets the unsettling possibility that belief isn't enough. Old grief walks alongside new doubt, and the ground underfoot feels less steady than it did before. — Narrated by Rebecca Hasler. Set in D.W. Sheppard’s vast interconnected world where protective Gates hold back deadly monsters and treacherous flora, where safety is never guaranteed. Support the show: * Grab the full novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM] * Stream sats or boost on Fountain.fm [http://Fountain.fm] to support more episodes * Leave a rating or review to help new listeners find the series New episodes every Tuesday.

Chapter 17 - Shadows of the Gate

Why is it that some doors without locks are harder to open than the ones with them? Pride has a way of standing between people and the things they need to protect. In this chapter, the weight of what's at stake presses against the immovable wall of someone who refuses to be questioned — and the frustration of knowing that politeness may cost more than it buys. — Narrated by Rebecca Hasler. Set in D.W. Sheppard’s vast interconnected world where protective Gates hold back deadly monsters and treacherous flora, where safety is never guaranteed. Support the show: * Grab the full novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM] * Stream sats or boost on Fountain.fm [http://Fountain.fm] to support more episodes * Leave a rating or review to help new listeners find the series New episodes every Tuesday.

Chapter 16 - Shadows of the Gate

Chamomile and blackberry ride the autumn wind, but the air between two people carries something sharper. Some truths survive burial. They wait in the bones, patient as stone, until someone who remembers you — really remembers — refuses to let you look away. This is a chapter about the cost of hiding what you are, and what it takes to stop. — Narrated by Rebecca Hasler. Set in D.W. Sheppard’s vast interconnected world where protective Gates hold back deadly monsters and treacherous flora, where safety is never guaranteed. Support the show: * Grab the full novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM] * Stream sats or boost on Fountain.fm [http://Fountain.fm] to support more episodes * Leave a rating or review to help new listeners find the series New episodes every Tuesday.

Chapter 15 - Shadows of the Gate

Some boundaries hold. Others only look like they do. Old fears and older instincts collide as familiar protections reveal themselves to be thinner than anyone realized. There is tenderness here — quick hands, held breath, the awkwardness of caring too much in front of the wrong audience — but beneath it, a quiet dread is taking root. Something has been wrong for a long time, and no one asked the right questions. — Narrated by Rebecca Hasler. Set in D.W. Sheppard’s vast interconnected world where protective Gates hold back deadly monsters and treacherous flora, where safety is never guaranteed. Support the show: * Grab the full novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM] * Stream sats or boost on Fountain.fm [http://Fountain.fm] to support more episodes * Leave a rating or review to help new listeners find the series New episodes every Tuesday.

Chapter 14 - Shadows of the gate

The morning began with the smell of spiced buns and the careful armor of a favorite dress — and ended somewhere she swore she'd never go. Secrets have a half-life. The warmth of mended trust gives way to the slow, sickening realization that careful plans are unraveling faster than they can be stitched back together — and the only path forward leads toward the one place that holds too many memories. — Narrated by Rebecca Hasler. Set in D.W. Sheppard’s vast interconnected world where protective Gates hold back deadly monsters and treacherous flora, where safety is never guaranteed. Support the show: * Grab the full novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM] * Stream sats or boost on Fountain.fm [http://Fountain.fm] to support more episodes * Leave a rating or review to help new listeners find the series New episodes every Tuesday.