Someone summoned a dark entity - that ruthless monster that feeds on human lives. Someone wanted to destroy her - a former biology teacher who was used to running from the past. Someone almost achieved their goal, but left one thing out. It won’t be so easy to kill her, because she is the mistress of the city, and the City will protect her until her last hoarse breath. The novel is a continuation of “Children of the Closed City” and “The Curse,” but can be perceived separately from them. Attention! The excerpt, which was distributed on other sites under the heading "Mistresses of the City", is just an excerpt of the original work. You can read it in full here.