Black Heart, Red Ruby

A ruby red obsession... Rock bottom. Familiar with it?I'm living it.It's a high school expulsion and a dead end job.A future as a pathetic nobody.But you know what they say about rock bottom?There's nowhere to go but up.I've got an ace up my sleeve. Or rather...a ruby.Priceless. Magical.A wicked jewel that can raise the dead.There's only one problem.I don't have it...Yet.It's hidden in an old mansion by the sea.You know the kind. There's one in every small town.A house with an overgrown lawn and a grave or two.Locals whisper about the ruby's bloody history.Tales of murder, madness, and curses...But that's just a load of crap.Made up to scare off treasure hunters and tomb raiders.Right?Good thing I'm neither of the above.I'm just a girl trying to make ends meet.Every story needs a hero.Every hero sheds a little blood...