Novels by mothflame321

ADELINEDorian didn't lower his weapon. He stood in front of the entrance, staring into the passage as though he expected someone to step out at any moment. I was beginning to feel uncomfortable standing there with the door wide open behind us. We had finally made it to the shelter, but instead of feeling relieved, I was starting to wonder if coming here had been another terrible decision.The lights were on. The security system was active, and somebody had left the entrance unlocked.I had been counting on this place since we left the city. It was the one thing I knew we could depend on, the one place where we could get away from the rain and those things crawling around outside. Now I couldn't even be sure we were alone.“Dorian, we can't stand here all day,” I said, looking down the passage. “If someone is inside, we need to find out who it is. And if there's nobody inside, we still need to check the rooms before we start bringing everyone in.”He glanced at me without lowering his

ADELINEDorian continued driving, and I tried to concentrate on the directions I was supposed to give him instead of thinking about the people we had left behind.It wasn't working.Every time I closed my eyes, I remembered the woman carrying that little girl. I could still see her running towards the building while the road broke apart beneath her feet. I didn't know whether they had made it inside, and I couldn't even convince myself that they had. The worst part was that I had known something was wrong before the road collapsed, but there had been nothing I could do without putting everyone else in danger.I hated that feeling.I had watched the movie. I knew what was coming, or at least I thought I did. I was supposed to have an advantage over everyone else, but the more I saw, the more I realized that knowing how the original story unfolded wasn't going to be enough if the disaster kept happening ahead of schedule.“Adeline, which road?”Dorian's voice pulled me out of my thought

ADELINEDorian moved ahead, keeping his arm around my waist as we made our way towards the kitchen passage. I tried to keep up with him, but my ankle was beginning to hurt even more.“Can you slow down a little? I'm trying to walk here, not compete in some stupid race.”“We don't have time to walk slowly, Adeline. The entire east wing is collapsing, and I don't intend to still be inside this building when it comes down.”“I'm aware of that. You don't have to keep reminding me as though I'm deliberately trying to get us killed.”He glanced at my leg. “Can you manage the stairs if we need to use them?”“I don't know. I haven't exactly had the opportunity to test my athletic abilities since I woke up with a damaged ankle.”Sloane hurried behind us, clutching the emergency bag.“There's a first-aid kit inside. We should at least wrap your ankle before we go any farther.”“Thank you. Finally, someone is concerned about my physical well-being.”Dorian let out a breath. “Nobody said we weren

ADELINE The vine came through the glass doors so fast that I didn't have time to scream.It dragged itself forward, twisting around the legs of chairs and splitting the polished wood beneath its weight. Its thorns scraped against the floor, leaving thin,dark marks behind.A security guard raised his weapon.The gunshots cracked through the room, and I flinched so violently that I nearly fell onto my injured leg again.The bullets punched holes through the vine. For half a second, nothing happened.Then the damaged sections began to swell.New shoots burst from the wounds, spreading in different directions. One curled around the guard's boot before he could step away.The vine yanked.He hit the floor face-first, his weapon skidding beneath a table. Two other guards rushed to help him, but the thing had already wrapped around his calf. Then the green liquid on the floor began to smoke.“Get it off me! It burns! Oh God, it burns!”He clawed at his clothes, stumbling backward. A patch o

ADELINE"Adeline, if you embarrass me in front of my family tomorrow, I swear to God, I will make you regret it."I opened my eyes to find a strange man standing beside my bed.For one disoriented second, I thought someone had broken into my apartment. I grabbed the nearest object, which happened to be a decorative pillow, and hurled it at his face.He caught it.The man stared at me, the pillow hanging from one hand, while I scrambled backward until my shoulders struck the headboard."Who the hell are you?" I asked and immediately, His expression changed into irritation."Are you serious right now?""Do I look like I'm joking? Why are you in my bedroom? Where am I? How did you get in here?"He dropped the pillow onto the bed."Enough, Adeline. I'm not in the mood for another one of your performances."My heart slammed against my ribs.He knew my name, That was the first problem. The second problem was that I didn't know him personally, but I knew his face.I knew his face because I ha

ADELINEBy six in the evening, I had received three birthday wishes.Two were from businesses trying to sell me things, and the third was from a woman who thought I was someone named Amelia.I put my phone away and looked through the glass window of the bakery. A little girl stood beside the counter, pressing both hands against the display case while her mother tried to convince her that one cupcake was enough. The girl looked personally offended by the suggestion. Her mother looked like she was reconsidering every decision that had led her to motherhood.I understood the child. There were days when one cupcake simply wasn't enough.Today was one of them.I went inside and bought myself a small chocolate cake The cashier placed it in a white box and asked whether I wanted a candle."Do you have one that says twenty-six?""We have regular candles.""So, no candle that acknowledges the tragedy of my situation?"She blinked but the. I smiled. "A regular one is fine. I don't want to make