The Last Witness

A man with the ability to enter minds and remove memories builds a business around making people forget painful experiences or inconvenient truths. Every memory he takes becomes his own, leaving him burdened with a growing store of other people’s suffering and secrets.

As he works for clients who want crimes hidden, witnesses silenced, or private anguish erased, he struggles to tell which memories belong to him and which were taken from others. His unreliable recollections shape both his view of himself and the story he tells.

When his past, his choices, and the possibility of someone else with a similar gift begin to threaten the life he has built, the novella turns toward intrigue, pressure, and a final reversal that forces him to confront what he is, what he remembers, and what can still be trusted.