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The Blackout
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2025-10-30 17:03:49
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HIS TO DESTROY SMALL MOMENTS
ISA'S POVThe tech room hummed with the sound of cooling fans and processing power. Isa had been staring at the same screen for three hours, cross-referencing data, tracking patterns, building a case that might never see the light of day.But it was better than sitting still. Better than thinking about Miguel's funeral this afternoon. Better than feeling anything at all.The door opened behind her. She didn't turn around, she already knew who it was by the footsteps."You missed the service," Mateo said."I know.""Catalina was looking for you.""I know that too." Isa kept typing, though she'd lost her place in the code. "I'm not good at funerals. I don't know what to say. How to act. Don't know how to stand there and watch someone get buried and pretend like it means something."Mateo moved closer. She could feel him behind her chair, close enough that his presence changed the air."You don't have to say anything. Just being there is enough.""For who? For Catalina? She has plenty of
HIS TO DESTROY Vigil for the Dying
CATALINA'S POVThe call came at dawn.Catalina woke to someone knocking urgently on her door. She'd returned to her own room after falling asleep with Lucien, not wanting to crowd him or make him uncomfortable. Her body ached from sleeping in strange positions, and the baby had been restless all night."Miss Cruz?" A nurse called out. Her voice was tight with urgency. "Your father. You need to come now."Catalina was on her feet before the words fully registered. She didn't bother with shoes, just ran down the hallway in bare feet, her heart pounding against her ribs.Not yet. Please, not yet.Miguel's room was at the end of the medical wing. The door stood open, and Dr. Reina was inside, checking monitors with quick, efficient movements.Miguel lay in the bed, his skin looked pale, his breathing labored. Each inhale sounded wet. The infection had spread despite the antibiotics and everything they'd done."Papa." Catalina was at his bedside immediately, taking his hand. It felt cold.
HIS TO DESTROY Fragments of us
CATALINA'S POVThe knock on Lucien's door was softer this time. Catalina had been visiting every day for the past week, and each time felt a little less like approaching a stranger."Come in," his voice called from inside.She pushed the door open. Lucien sat in the chair by the window, not on the bed. That was progress. He wore actual clothes now too. A dark jeans and a gray henley, instead of the hospital gown. His hair was damp, like he'd just showered.He looked more like himself. Or at least, more like the version of himself she remembered."Hi," she said."Hi." He gestured to the empty chair across from him. "Please."She sat down, settling her hands over her stomach. The baby had been active all morning, rolling and kicking like it was trying to find more space.Lucien's eyes tracked the movement. He always watched her stomach now, fascination and fear mixing in his face every time."How are you feeling today?" she asked."Better. Dr. Kensington says I'm making progress." He pa
HIS TO DESTROY The Boy who Speaks
GABRIEL'S POVThe room was yellow. Gabriel liked this room better than the white ones, better than the gray ones, better than the dark ones with symbols that made his head ache.Dr. Mendoza sat across from him at the small table. She had kind eyes, the kind that crinkled at the corners when she smiled. She smiled a lot, but not the fake smiles the Church people used. Real ones."Good morning, Gabriel," she said.He nodded. He could do that much. Nods were safe. Nods didn't require his mouth to work.His mouth was broken. Not physically—the doctors had checked. But somewhere between his brain and his tongue, the words got stuck. They piled up inside him like rocks in a river, damming everything until nothing could flow.He could hear the words in his head. He could think them clearly. He could form whole sentences that made sense. But when he tried to push them out, his throat closed and his tongue went heavy and nothing came."I brought something new today," Dr. Mendoza said. She pull
HIS TO DESTROY Morning Revelations
CATALINA'S POVThe sun was fully up when Lucien's hand twitched in hers.Catalina had dozed off at some point, her head resting on the edge of his bed, their fingers still intertwined. She woke to the feeling of him pulling away, jerking his hand back like her touch burned.Her eyes opened immediately. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."Lucien stared at her. His eyes were clearer now, more focused than they'd been in the middle of the night. But there was something guarded in them. Something afraid."Who are you?" he asked.The question shouldn't have hurt. She'd known he didn't remember. But hearing him ask it directly, in the full light of day, felt like a knife between her ribs."My name is Catalina," she said quietly. "We... we knew each other. Before.""Before they broke me." It wasn't a question."Yes."He studied her face like he was trying to solve a puzzle. "You were in my room last night. You said things.""I did. I'm sorry if I upset you.""You didn't upset me." His voice was
HIS TO DESTROY Rebuilding what was lost
Isa made a sound that might have been agreement. "What about you? Are you going to tell him what you did? Your part in all this?""Eventually. When he's strong enough to hear it." Mateo's hands clenched into fists. "If he wants to kill me after that, I won't fight back.""That's dramatic.""That's honest."Another silence fell, it was less uncomfortable this time."I need to tell everyone about the new subjects," Isa said finally. "But I don't know what we're supposed to do about it. We barely made it out ourselves. Going back is suicide.""Maybe that's not the point. Maybe the point is doing something instead of nothing."Isa looked at him again. Something in her expression had softened slightly. "You really believe that?""I have to. Otherwise, what's the point of surviving?"She nodded slowly, then turned back to her screen. "Help me cross-reference these intake dates with missing persons reports. If we can identify even one of these people, we can start building a case.""A case f
HIS TO DESTROY Screams in the Dark
The scream cut through the stone walls like a knife and Catalina scrambled to her feet, her heart pounding. "Isa!"She ran to the door, slamming her palms against it. "Let me out! Something's wrong!"No response, just another scream, it came out sharper this time, and closer."Please!" Catalina hit
HIS TO DESTROY The Message in the Stone
Catalina woke up feeling cold. The stone floor had left her bones aching. Her back hurt and her palm throbbed where she'd cut it. The bleeding had stopped but the wound felt tight and raw.She sat up slowly, one hand pressed against her stomach. The baby was still there, still safe. For now.Gray m
HIS TO DESTROY The father who didn't die
Catalina couldn't breathe.Don Esteban Torres stood twenty feet away, surrounded by hooded figures holding torches. The firelight carved shadows into his face, making him look half-dead already. But his eyes were sharp, alive and calculating."This isn't possible," Lucien said beside her. His voice
HIS TO DESTROY The Choice of Blood
The chamber shook so hard Catalina nearly lost her footing.Dust fell from the ceiling in thick clouds. The names carved into the walls glowed brighter and brighter, pulsing like they had heartbeats. Gabriel went stiff in her arms, his eyes rolled back until only the whites showed.The voices screa
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