Chapter: 16.5 The Smell of DeathIt was strange. Though Gilly couldn’t see her, she knew Little Sister was right there, just beyond reach. Suddenly tiny hands parted the curtain of roots and technology. Eyes squeezed shut, hands outstretched, Little Sister bit her bottom lip and emerged from the veil.Gilly watched as Little Sister slowly opened her eyes just as the curtain closed behind her. Without blinking, her pupils adjusted, widened, and began to scan the vast expanse. She gasped; only one word parted her lips: “Magnificent.”The ledge where they stood looked out over a great expanse, so immense you would never believe such a thing existed so far down. Directly in front of their feet yawned a deep, dark crevasse, the blackness falling away as far as the eye could see. Waterfalls cascaded down certain rock faces and then rolled off into an even deeper, darker part of the Deep.“This way,” Gilly called, unafraid of the depths ahead. The thought of exploring always excited her; the dark seemed to beckon in a bene
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Chapter: Ch 17 A Glimpse of Something Deeply Hidden“Father!?” Gilly gasped, scrambling to regain her balance and secure herself back into her rig. Her heart hammered against her ribs. For the briefest instant. So quick she questioned her own senses. His face had twisted into something monstrous, a flash of unstoppable, ancient evil. And then, as if it had never existed, it was gone.“Grand afternoon, young lady.” His deep, resonant voice carried a thread of annoyance. “What in the world are you doing so far down in the Deep? And more importantly, why are you perched all the way out there while your tool bag sits over here?”Up close, he looked exactly as she had imagined him: chiseled features, dark hair lightly threaded with grey, pulled back and loosely woven to keep it from his face. He no longer looked young, but the strength radiating from him made youth seem irrelevant—he was stronger than any youth could ever hope to be.“I—um—I’m not…” Gilly swallowed hard and gestured awkwardly toward her tool bag, her eyes darting around f
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Chapter: Ch 16 The Walk to the Deep ProperThe walk to the Deep proper was silently brisk. You could feel the urgency in Gilly as she and Little Sister descended into the planet’s crust. Little Sister struggled to keep up, kicking her tiny wings to help her maintain pace.Little Sister was a higher being, not a royal, but definitely an Elder. At least that is how Mother put it when she explained the diverse kinds of beings created along our ancient timeline of quiddity. Mother said Little Sister had been brought into existence long before even she herself had been made. Rumor held that the late Princess Lillet had fashioned Little Sister with her own hands centuries ago.“So, late today, huh?” Gilly broke the silence as the hallways began to refashion themselves into cave passageways.Little Sister sighed and shot her a ‘don’t ask’ look.“I know everything, I see everything,” she said finally, mimicking Mother’s tone. “She will never change; she’s always been like this. She’s like the kid sister who was spoiled and is now the
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Chapter: Ch 15 Mischief and Pride“Everything is perfect. All two hundred of them made it through the grow process with staggering results,” he said, stepping deeper into the shed. Pride warmed his voice and made his chest feel full. The stained glass painted his face in shifting mosaics as he moved.“Mother says that has never happened before. Normally they lose at least a handful during the initial germination phase.” Sophia smiled and squeezed his shoulder, her fingers cool and steady. The touch was casual but intimate, a small anchor. “She told me how delighted she is with your progress. She said some of the features you gave the next group not only look amazing, but serve multiple functions.”She gathered her spell materials with careful hands, folding cloth, returning jars to their places, and shelved them with the same reverence she gave the seedlings. She glanced back over her shoulder and raised an eyebrow at him, mischief and pride mingling.“She even hopes the next batch will be born with preprogrammed gift
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Chapter: Ch 14 One Thing in My CircleGuy stood quietly outside his best friend’s tiny seed shed in the far‑west corner of the massive underground Garden. The shed crouched beneath a lattice of roots and stone, a secret stitched into the earth. He had not expected to find her here, tucked away where the Garden’s hum softened into a private pulse, but he had finally tracked her down.The structure itself looked like a collage: panes of stained glass in jewel tones. Emerald, amber, and a bruised violet, set into a meandering patchwork of reclaimed wood planks. Each plank bore its own history: wormholes like tiny constellations, faded paint that hinted at other lives, knots that looked like closed eyes. Ivy had claimed one corner, its glossy leaves catching the candlelight and throwing tiny green reflections across the packed dirt path.A kaleidoscope of color washed over his coat as he approached the door. The light fractured into shards across his shoulders, painting him in bands of ruby and seafoam. Candlelight shimmered
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Chapter: Ch 13 Ruines Ruse“Adelaide? Oh, such a pretty name,” Gilly cooed, stepping closer. “She’s beautiful. So delicate looking.”“Don’t let her beauty fool you.” Tobey walked over to the dormant android and jabbed a finger at its plating. “Those components, that plating, everything about her is stronger, better, and far superior to any other android ever made. She’s a Regenerative; her systems repair and regenerate themselves.”Little Sister peered at the hibernating humanoid and reached out, smiling. “What’s wrong with her?”“Nothing that I know of,” Tobey shrugged. “Just a once‑over. Mother brings her down right before each batch’s Final Binding for inspection.”“So she’s been at Keystone House this whole time?” Little Sister crossed her arms and tapped her chin. “Interesting.”Gilly shrugged. Tobey made a ridiculous face that said he had no idea either.“You two, I swear.” Little Sister turned away from the android and faced them. “I knew you’d be thick as thieves the moment I saw that epic game of Ruine
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Lycan Lineage
On the night of her eighteenth birthday, June’s world doesn’t just shatter, it awakens. She thought she was an ordinary girl on the brink of graduation, adopted and unremarkable, carrying only unanswered questions about her past. But when the moon rises, so does the truth: she is a werewolf, heir to a bloodline steeped in ancient magic and bound by destiny.
Thrust into a hidden world where power is currency and secrets are lethal, June finds an unlikely ally in Killian, a formidable wolf whose loyalty is as fierce as his strength. Their search for answers leads them from shadowed forests to the sands of Egypt, where a mystic oracle guards prophecies older than empires—and where June’s lineage is whispered as both salvation and doom.
Along the way, they cross paths with a vampire tailor whose enchanted needles stitch more than fabric, weaving protection, deception, and fate itself. But even his magic cannot shield June from the greatest revelation awaiting her: a queen returned from the dead, risen to reclaim a throne drenched in blood and moonlight… and tied irrevocably to June’s own heritage.
As the Council of Twelve tightens its iron claws around her, June must unravel the truth of her origins before it consumes her. Every step draws her deeper into a destiny she never asked for but can no longer escape.
Her lineage is her power… or her execution.
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Chapter: 7 You Carry the GeneHis gaze locked on mine, and for a second everything stopped. Me. Him. The world. Then he launched forward, his muscles coiling like ropes ready to snap. The ground shook beneath the weight of his body.I turned and ran. I ran with everything I had. The trees blurred past me, branches whipping at my skin, but I didn’t feel them. My heart pounded, not just from fear but from urgency. I couldn’t let him change his mind and go after her. It's my job now. To be faster. Smarter. More desperate.His growls tore through the night, closer and closer. Branches cracked behind me like breaking bones. I knew he was gaining. I knew I couldn’t keep this up much longer. I risked a glance over my shoulder and nearly tripped. He was there. Massive. Foaming. His red eyes burning with hunger. With want.I forced my legs to go beyond what they were capable of. The air scorched my lungs, and the edges of my vision began to darken. But I kept going. Because this was for her.And then, up ahead, a chance: a
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Chapter: 6 Go! Now!The sound came again. Closer this time. The crunch of dead leaves and branches being pushed aside under something heavy. It was deliberate, steady. Then silence. The kind that pulses. The whole forest seemed to be holding its breath with us.We held our breath, muscles locked, like any movement might draw its attention. The sound began to circle, first to the right, then to the left, then it vanished. Slowly, every muscle screaming, I stretched my neck, pulled air back into my lungs, and with my heart lodged in my throat, I peeked through the roots.Nothing. No shadow. No sound. But the terror was still there, clinging to my skin like a second body.“He’s gone,” I murmured, trying to believe it, as if saying it out loud might make it real. A brief wave of relief passed through my chest, but it vanished in the same instant, swallowed by an even deeper emptiness. “But... where?”“Don’t go out there, June,” Cherrie tugged on my clothes, and there was so much desperation in the gesture it
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Chapter: 5 Don't MoveI nodded, even though I couldn’t say a word, with the air burning in my lungs like I’d just inhaled fire. The road was already behind us, swallowed by the blur of darkness, and all that existed now was the forest, dense, suffocating, far too tight. The pines swallowed us whole like a sea without light, and the sharp smell of wet earth and needles hit me in the face like a slap. The ground was uneven, covered in roots and jagged branches that seemed determined to stop us, to hurt us. Every step was a new scratch on my skin, every branch a warning that we shouldn’t be there. But we couldn’t stop. Behind us, his howls tore through the air, mixed with the horrible sound of claws ripping through the ground. Closer every second. More real with every breath.“We have to keep going. Find shelter, anything,” I shouted, even though my throat was already raw and burning. My voice came out choked, cut by short gasps. “He’s close, Cherrie. Way too close.”She stumbled beside me, her body trembling
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Chapter: 4 Run“What... what is that!” Cherrie stammered, her eyes wide with fear. “June, this isn’t funny. He’s terrifying.” Her voice was barely audible, and it looked like she might fall apart right there in the car. She shrank into herself like she wanted to disappear.“I want to leave,” I whispered back, almost unable to form the words. My eyes were glued to his, or whatever that thing was. Something about him was wrong. Wrong in a way I couldn’t explain, only feel.Cherrie started apologizing so desperately it hurt to hear. Her voice broke, shaking, and her eyes were already full of tears, ready to fall. “I’m really sorry, officer. I didn’t mean to litter. Please, forgive me.”He leaned in. Not fast, not aggressive. But the way he filled the space… it was like the air had grown heavier, thicker. His head tilted slowly to the side, like an animal sniffing out danger. And that’s when I saw his eyes. Red. But not like someone tired. A pulsing, restless red, like something was about to explode fro
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Chapter: 3 Stop Flirting with my FriendI froze, my body reacting in ways I didn’t even know it could. It wasn’t just the shock of being caught, it was something in his voice. Deep. Rough. But with an unsettling intimacy. It had a strange edge, like it had crawled into my skin. It made something inside me tremble, like an echo of something ancient. Something forgotten. The kind of voice that could show up in a nightmare, or a dangerously good fantasy.For a second, everything else vanished. And all I could think was: Who, or what, has a voice like that? And with that thought came a weird tightness in my chest, a mix of fear and fascination that I couldn’t explain.Cherrie smiled and lowered the window. “Good evening, officer. Is something wrong?”He stepped closer. Tall. Broad shoulders beneath a dark uniform. His face half shadowed by his cap. And devilishly handsome. But not in a nice-boy kind of way. The dangerous kind, sharp like a blade in a dark room. The kind you know can cut you, and still, you’re drawn to it. His f
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Chapter: 2 Police! Roll Down Your Windowight fell too fast, almost without warning, and it brought with it a chilling sense that we were in the wrong place at the worst possible time. One moment, the sky still held that soft golden glow, and the next, it was just a dark curtain closing in around everything. I felt that twist in my stomach, like the kind that hits when you realize too late that you’ve made a bad decision. And it wasn’t just because of the sign at the park entrance saying it closed at dusk. It was something deeper, more instinctive, like my body was trying to warn me before my mind could catch up.The wind changed too. It turned colder, damp, carrying a strange smell, damp earth mixed with decaying leaves. The kind of darkness that feels heavier somehow. Denser. I shifted uncomfortably in the car seat, like the air was thickening around me, pressing down, making it harder to breathe.I glanced over at Cherrie. She wasn’t laughing anymore. Her fingers now tapped nervously on the steering wheel. She didn’t want
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