Humanity’s greatest flaw wasn’t beauty. It was trust. Trust in money. Trust in power. Trust in protection. Trust in faith. She sat alone on the great porch of pristine white. A magnificent southern architect of Victorian embellishment touched with towering Greek columns and antebellum grace. Proud oaks and their willowy hair guarded her dream as wisterias curled around the wrought iron black gates. Such was a visionary excellence to all passerby. Glorious beauty with no depth. Everything within her grasp, but none of it to hold her together. For all the money, charm and charisma this space had to offer, it could not fill the deepest pits in the soul that yearned for something out of reach. Freedom was often a fleeting visage. Gwendolyn was quite the troubled rose. A definite heartbreaker in her blossoming youth and now, a full bloom Venus. She held the world through eyes the color of depression. The waves so dark and volatile, she stoo

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Greg, his girlfriend Julie, Ashley, his girlfriend Sarah and Ashley’s brother Jacob formed a little clique in their small-town high school. Jacob was more than a year younger than Ashley. He couldn’t drive yet and didn’t have a girlfriend and so always tagged along with him to most places. Ashley, or Ash as friends called him, felt bad for Jacob and tried to include his brother in most things, other than dates with Sarah, who never minded most times. She knew Ashley loved and looked out for Jacob and she admired him for that. A basketball star in their school, Ash called himself “a big fish in a little pond.” Greg starred on the high school football team. He played defensive and offensive end and liked the job to batter through the opposition and tackle the quarterback. Greg’s friends described him as a big guy with a bigger heart. Greg, the “Teddy Bear,” got that nickname from his classmates for standing up for kids who got bullied by school butt-heads. He was a friendly gu

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“It is gathered that, 12 pounds of meat, Is their everyday treat. It’s what they require, It’s what they always eat.” “While preying on the edges of the shrinking water bodies, In the scorching waves of summer heat. The vary victim is not aware of the lurking danger, Or hungry greed. It’s the perfect chance, an absolute opportunity, The Tiger strikes with a swift streak, His grace unmatched, Fearless he proceeds, To gain over his kill. The neck of the thrashing pawn under the clutches of his teeth, The Tiger gauges the nature of his sort, and drags his win to a secluded vicinity.” Oh! How his eyes searched the strength of the attack It was very interesting to the world But to him- he f

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About The Authors

About The Authors Mark Boutros is an award winning writer, and author of fantasies that celebrate broad worlds, hapless characters and freedom of imagination. He also writes short stories and thrillers. Mark lives in London, loves RPSs (the computer game kind) and binge watching Netflix with his wife. Michaelle Leigh is an American author who enjoys writing during the evening twilight. Living near a bird sanctuary by a lake, she loves the serenity that it provides. Married and mother of two full-grown adults, she finds the support and love that she needs. Her lifelong dream is to write amazing stories that people will enjoy and awaken their love for reading. Not sticking to any particular genre, she likes to test her boundaries in writing. Danielle McNeil writes paranormal/supernatural stories that involve vampires and werewolves. Her works include

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All Chapters of Under the Hallow Veil (Editingle Halloween Anthology): Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

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