Of Kin And Curse (Paperback)

Before Alex's awakening, there was a vow. And a price that demanded generations.

Taiwan was supposed to be a new beginning. For Thomas and Elisabeth Chen, it offered distance from the shadows of Europe-and the legacy of a pact their family never truly escaped. But some curses do not sleep; they travel in blood, in dreams, in silence passed from father to son.

As their son Alex begins to see what others cannot, memories resurface-of a deal struck long ago, and of spirits that still linger in corners no light touches. Between fading faith and quiet terror, one truth rises: the past does not forget. It binds.

Of Kin and Curse is an origin novella within the Veilbound spin-off of Echos of the Veil-a haunting story of family, inherited grief, and the quiet horror of what we leave unsaid. For those drawn to spiritual magic, generational echoes, and love tested by legacy.

Seraphin Woodwall is a storyteller of shadows and soul. Born and raised in New Orleans, she grew up surrounded by old books, ghost stories, and the lingering scent of jasmine after the rain. Her writing weaves together the mystical and the emotional-drawing from her own search for meaning, identity, and healing.

Before turning to fiction, Seraphin worked as a language teacher, cultural researcher, and grief support facilitator. Her background in cross-cultural storytelling, ritual traditions, and spiritual psychology shapes the worlds she creates-where memory is magic, the veil is thin, and love often comes softly but transforms everything.

Echos of the Veil is her debut fantasy series. It reflects her belief that the most powerful journeys happen within-and that sometimes, to find the truth, you must step into the unseen.

Seraphin lives in Portland with too many notebooks, a cat named Lumen, and a growing collection of tea she rarely finishes.