Splintered Youth: A Dark Fairy Tale (Once Upon the End Book 2)

Pino knows the rules.
Keep your head down. Do the job clean. Don’t think about what it costs. But something is wrong.
After a routine run goes sideways, Pino begins to notice things he can’t explain. Splinters where they shouldn’t be, voices that shouldn’t exist, and a slow, creeping wrongness spreading beneath his skin.
The harder he tries to stay in control, the more his body, and his past, refuse to cooperate.
Because some choices don’t stay buried.
Some damage doesn’t heal.
And some boys don’t get to grow up...they just get carved into something else.

Splintered Youth is a dark fairy-tale horror story from Matt Walker, author of The Noise, Mercy’s Crown, and the Once Upon the End series. Perfect for readers who crave psychological tension, body horror, and fairy tales with teeth.