This is a prequel story to Through my eyes. Again.. It tells some of the backstory of a character that appears only towards the end of TMEA but has a significant influence on events from behind the scene throughout the novel. She is described as having a slight limp but is not named until the start of the sequel (Through different Eyes - due in early 2022). In TMEA we learn the reason for her cold and manipulative character - an experience during her time in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War 'cauterised her humanity'.
This short story (12,700 words) tells the story of this event that so deeply affected her. It is set in real places in southern France within a real, historical event that should, perhaps, be better known. However, Mrs Henderson's role and the characters around her are my inventions and are fiction.
I wrote this story as a 'teaser' to gt people interested in my novel when it's released (on Amazon etc) on 24th March. As readers here on SoL have provided me with much feedback, I felt you were also entitled to read it.
The first six (draft) chapters of Through different Eyes are available on my Patreon (see my profile for the link).
I hope you enjoy.
Robert Hart
(Iskander)