Loveless Incantation: Chapter 19
I looked at Opal, my disbelief barely contained. She had been watching us, hadn't she? It should have been obvious to her. "Of course not," I replied with sincerity. Opal smiled subtly. "Good, I would have known if you were lying. But that doesn't...
Welcome to Heat Street: C10 - Scent Trace
The shop had no name he could read. Just a symbol etched into the glass—a set of curved lines arranged around a central point, like a heat dispersion map. Possibly scent-related. No hours posted. No list of services. Just the door, the mark, and a...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 11
“Azure, what do you want for breakfast?” A warm voice calls out. A young and bright-eyed Azure looks at her mother with a beaming smile as she tries to steady herself and sit at the table like her parents do, but it’s a challenge as her feral form...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 3
“Over there is the training room," Shadow says as he gestures toward a spacious room filled with humanoid dummies. “Oh, and down there is where the kitchen is. Are you hungry?" What an odd thought it is that Shadow and I first met five years ago....
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 9
“We're lucky to have a few dips in our village that catch rain," a three-foot-tall male chihuahua told me. “There are plenty of other clans out there that see next to no water." "Is that so?" I knelt down to meet his gaze. Hearing from the locals...
Welcome to Heat Street: C5 - Minor Crush
The server room at Harrin Middle School was compact, over-wired, and under-cooled. Elliot didn't mind. It was quiet. Isolated. Predictable. A nice break from the louder chaos of field work. He'd been dispatched a few times this month to track a mesh...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 4
Azure relieved the other generals of their duty when darkness fell. She wants to be alone in order to process all that has occurred today. Entering her room, she grits her teeth and punches the stone wall connecting to the throne room. Despite her best...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 14
Bane’s heart is pounding as he leans against a solid pillar. Blood has spilled into his left eye, forcing it shut, and his left arm hangs limp. His right hand, however, continues to hold his dagger close to his chest. This grim scene starkly contrasts...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 20
I look at Opal for a moment, her gaze fixed on me. "I suppose it's only fair that I tell my side of the story," I say, taking a deep breath to steady myself. "My summoning was a fluke. I wasn't meant to be the hero, and the gods knew it. It's why they...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 21
My back lies against a boulder as I stare eye to eye with Azure. Though perhaps eye to eye is being generous given her feral form that dwarfs me, even while lying down. We're both tattered and torn, covered in blood and bruises. Our labored breaths...
I just want some sleep!
“Okay, Anon. Seize the day! Today’s the day you finally set the record straight!” You steel yourself, repeating the phrase over and over, like a steadfast warrior chanting a mantra before the battlefield unfolds before them. Why the anxiety?...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 5
So here we are. Lilith and I are standing in what appears to be a private gym. Glancing around, I spot various types of weights, dumbbells, and typical stuff like that. Obviously, nothing modern like I’d be used to seeing in my world, but it looks...