All Chapters of Taken by the Herd King: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I stand at the edge of the clearing where the moonlight stitches silver seams through the dense canopy, tracing the worn scars of the land. My breath comes slow and steady, each exhale a ghost in the cool night air.The ground is harsh, unforgiving beneath my bare feet—a tremor of power coursing thr

The gas station appears just as the needle on my fuel gauge dips into the red.My stomach grumbles, but I’m pretty sure there’s no actual food to be found here. It’s the kind of place that looks like it exists only to sell gas, cigarettes, and stale coffee.A single pump leans against a cracked slab

I drive pass a barbershop with a spinning red-and-white pole, and a thrift store with mannequins posed and draped in vintage fashion.Then I see it—a stone building with ivy curling up its sides. The sign out front reads: Hadley Township Public Library. The windows are dark, but the sign on the door

He's tall and unapologetically masculine. His shirtsleeves are rolled up to his elbows, broad forearms flexing as he drives a nail into the wooden beam with deliberate force. His jeans are worn and fit his toned legs like they were tailored just for him. There’s a tool belt slung low on his hips.I

Fog curls over the fields in lazy tendrils, the ground pulsing faintly beneath our boots. As soon as we were far enough away, I broke off and headed away from Elunara and the barn.Vastian followed close behind.I stand on the ridge overlooking the barn, the land quiet except for the low rustle of t