" “The Black Death announces
itself by the appearance of foul,
egg-sized swellings that erupt
on the bodies of its victims,
followed by spreading boils
and hideous discolorations of the skin.
So excruciating is the pain
that death, when it comes, is a mercy.”
-THE BOOK OF THE ETERNAL ROSE "
― Fiona Paul , Venom (Secrets of the Eternal Rose, #1)