Chapter 1 · free to read
Kumartuli. The tenth night of the festival. The night the goddesses are supposed to go home to the river.
Hibiscus paste. The offering flower of Kali. Pressed by a right hand — the sculptor's hand.
She had never been to this neighborhood. So why did the smell of wet clay feel like coming home?
He did not think he was a murderer. He thought he was a priest — and she, the sleeping goddess.
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