Chapter I: The Lion Sleeps Tonight

*incomplete* *remaining chapters being posted on Jan 31st* In book seven of this twelve-book Supernatural series, Ellie begins to turn over stones to figure out just what exactly killed her foster parents, and finds that it just might be darker than any monster she's faced before. With Sam tracking down Ellie to help her case, and Dean still haunted by his decisions, everyone finds themselves torn in different directions, trying to rekindle their home.

TW: discussion of su!cide, blood, needles, religious trauma