Banshee Song
Book Two
Author's Note: Important! This book takes place entirely in the past and has nothing to do with the present. In other words, this is not a dream or flashback or vision that someone is having. The setting is Ireland mid 1920's.
Handy Dandy Reference Guide
Rhianna Cassidy = Chloe Lane Sheamus Patrick Brady = Brady Black Sean Devlin Cassidy = Shawn D Brady Elizabeth Morgan Brady = Belle Black Miriam Lockeheart = Mimi, duh
All other characters, except Dimera, are original.
Prologue
Once upon a time there were two happy families. The Cassidy family was one of the last of the old noble families in Ireland. Lord Michael and his wife Clionna were loved by all the inhabitants of nearby Dublin. They were kind and generous; looking after the poor and needy, throwing grand balls for the townspeople at Cassidy Keep and Cassidy Industries provided stable employment for many local workers.
One of these workers was Patrick Brady, a decent, hardworking member of Dublin's middle class. He was there the day Cassidy's' first opened its doors and remained there years after, working long, hard hours to provide for his family. His wife Morganna also worked for the Cassidys, as the housekeeper at Cassidy Keep. She managed the household, which included a fair number of servants: cooks, maids, and gardeners. Morganna was Lady Clionna's right hand and dear friend. Times were happy and blissful for all. And then tragedy struck.
Lady Clionna was suddenly struck by a severe illness. She passed away, leaving behind her grieving husband and four year old twin children, Rhianna and Sean Devlin. Sadness fell upon the Cassidy household. The balls and parties stopped and many servants were let go until only three remained. Morganna took over the role of mother to the small children, acting as their nanny and later, governess. Lord Michael fell into a pit of despair and eased his pain with alcohol and gambling. His business suffered, but still made a profit due to loyal employees who quietly took over the management of the factory in his name.
Patrick Brady was one of these few who ensured the smooth operation of the business by supervising the employees, ordering supplies, and overseeing the shipments. Five years after Lady Clionna passed, Patrick was performing a maintenance check on one of the factory machines when a malfunction caused the steel monster to suddenly spring to life. Patrick was pulled into its grinding gears and pressing weights and was dead before anyone could free him.
Morganna was left behind with her own two children Sheamus Patrick and his younger sister, Elizabeth Morgan. Lord Cassidy provided Morganna with a generous pension which, combined with her wages, provided a modest, yet content, life for her family. Sheamus also went to work at the factory, hoping to supplement the family's income with his meager earnings. At twelve he was already thinking of his future. He had large dreams and high ambitions and couldn't wait to start working toward them. But seven years and a few token promotions later, his mother had fallen ill and could no longer work. Sheamus found himself wondering about his family's future. He was not the only one.
Cassidy Industries was no longer making a profit and in recent years had begun to lose money. The earlier profits had been eaten up by ale and dog races, so Lord Cassidy took money from the estate and put it into his business to keep it running. To save money, he put off maintenance and repairs of the unused portions of the castle and confined the living quarters to one small wing. But it wasn't enough. He needed large amounts of money to feed his addictions and years of mourning and alcohol had made him weak in heart and mind. So one day the devil knocked on his door and made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
Author's Note: Important! This book takes place entirely in the past and has nothing to do with the present. In other words, this is not a dream or flashback or vision that someone is having. The setting is Ireland mid 1920's.
Handy Dandy Reference Guide
Rhianna Cassidy = Chloe Lane Sheamus Patrick Brady = Brady Black Sean Devlin Cassidy = Shawn D Brady Elizabeth Morgan Brady = Belle Black Miriam Lockeheart = Mimi, duh
All other characters, except Dimera, are original.
Prologue
Once upon a time there were two happy families. The Cassidy family was one of the last of the old noble families in Ireland. Lord Michael and his wife Clionna were loved by all the inhabitants of nearby Dublin. They were kind and generous; looking after the poor and needy, throwing grand balls for the townspeople at Cassidy Keep and Cassidy Industries provided stable employment for many local workers.
One of these workers was Patrick Brady, a decent, hardworking member of Dublin's middle class. He was there the day Cassidy's' first opened its doors and remained there years after, working long, hard hours to provide for his family. His wife Morganna also worked for the Cassidys, as the housekeeper at Cassidy Keep. She managed the household, which included a fair number of servants: cooks, maids, and gardeners. Morganna was Lady Clionna's right hand and dear friend. Times were happy and blissful for all. And then tragedy struck.
Lady Clionna was suddenly struck by a severe illness. She passed away, leaving behind her grieving husband and four year old twin children, Rhianna and Sean Devlin. Sadness fell upon the Cassidy household. The balls and parties stopped and many servants were let go until only three remained. Morganna took over the role of mother to the small children, acting as their nanny and later, governess. Lord Michael fell into a pit of despair and eased his pain with alcohol and gambling. His business suffered, but still made a profit due to loyal employees who quietly took over the management of the factory in his name.
Patrick Brady was one of these few who ensured the smooth operation of the business by supervising the employees, ordering supplies, and overseeing the shipments. Five years after Lady Clionna passed, Patrick was performing a maintenance check on one of the factory machines when a malfunction caused the steel monster to suddenly spring to life. Patrick was pulled into its grinding gears and pressing weights and was dead before anyone could free him.
Morganna was left behind with her own two children Sheamus Patrick and his younger sister, Elizabeth Morgan. Lord Cassidy provided Morganna with a generous pension which, combined with her wages, provided a modest, yet content, life for her family. Sheamus also went to work at the factory, hoping to supplement the family's income with his meager earnings. At twelve he was already thinking of his future. He had large dreams and high ambitions and couldn't wait to start working toward them. But seven years and a few token promotions later, his mother had fallen ill and could no longer work. Sheamus found himself wondering about his family's future. He was not the only one.
Cassidy Industries was no longer making a profit and in recent years had begun to lose money. The earlier profits had been eaten up by ale and dog races, so Lord Cassidy took money from the estate and put it into his business to keep it running. To save money, he put off maintenance and repairs of the unused portions of the castle and confined the living quarters to one small wing. But it wasn't enough. He needed large amounts of money to feed his addictions and years of mourning and alcohol had made him weak in heart and mind. So one day the devil knocked on his door and made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
