EKNH [ Every King Needs an Heir ] also on A03
It seemed like decades had passed since Oliver sat in his own room reading books on the history of New Orleans. His fingers knocked the ones regarding Marie Laveau, stirring up memories. Nobody had moved them from the table in the four years. Much had happened since he'd wished on the witch elder's grave and resurrected his grandmother by mistake. Oliver took no notice of the mud falling from his boots as he crossed to the large coffin at the end of his bed. Anger stirred inside him as he thought of how the ritual had robbed his parents of four years of their lives.

















