All Chapters of The Howl of Blood and Fire : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

15 Chapters

Chapter One: It all came down crumbling

Lyra’s POVDaddy said he wouldn’t be long.He always said that. He would bend a little so his face was closer to mine and tap the tip of my nose with his finger. “Stay put, little princess. Guard the house for me.” And I would salute him because it made him laugh. Mommy would shake her head like we were both silly, then kiss my hair and tell me not to finish all the biscuits before dinner.That day felt like any other day.The trees around our house were very tall and very quiet. They always felt like they were listening. Our house sat in the middle of them like it was hiding. Daddy liked it that way. He said it kept us safe. I didn’t know from what. I never asked. I just liked that it was ours.They left in the afternoon. I watched their car disappear down the narrow road that curled into the woods like a brown ribbon. I waited until I couldn’t hear the engine anymore.Then the house became too quiet.The first day, I wasn’t scared.I ate the leftover cake in the fridge and sat on th

Last Updated : 2026-03-16

Chapter Two: The Real Start Of Life

Lyra’s POVI couldn't answer.I didn't know anymore.All I knew was that three days ago, I had parentsAnd now I didn't.The man didn’t look angry.That was the first thing I noticed.His hand was big around my wrist, but he wasn’t squeezing it. When I turned fully, I saw his face properly.He had tired eyes. Not mean eyes. Just eyes that looked like they had seen too many long days. His beard was rough and uneven, like he didn’t care much about mirrors.“You’re shaking,” he said a bit quietly.I didn’t answer. I couldn’t. My throat still hurt from crying.He let go of my wrist slowly, like he was scared I would run if he moved too fast. The gunshots had stopped. The men’s voices were further away now.“It’s alright,” he said. “You’re safe.”I didn’t believe that word anymore.But I followed him anyway.Maybe because I was too tired not to.The camp was deeper inside the woods than I expected.Tents were set up in a circle. There was smoke rising from a fire. I could smell somet

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Chapter Three: In the Den of Thieves

Lyra’s POVWhen I woke up, I didn’t know if it was still night.The room was dark but not fully dark. A thin line of light was coming from the bottom of the door. My body felt heavy, like I had been sleeping for years instead of just a few hours.For a moment, I forgot where I was.Then I remembered the loud sound.The screaming.Tyron’s promise.“I promise I'll come back for you.”My heart ached.I sat up too fast and my head hurt.I listened.Nothing.The camp had always had noise.Now it was quiet in a way that didn’t feel right.It felt empty.I waited for someone to unlock the door.No one came.I looked at the small key Tyron had thrown to me before leaving. I had fallen asleep holding it. It was still in my hand, pressed so tight it left a mark in my palm.Maybe everyone was hiding like me.Maybe if I stayed here, someone would come back.But my stomach hurt. My mouth felt dry. And I didn’t like being alone in the dark.I crawled to the door and unlocked it slowly.The click s

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Chapter Four: A Moment of Comfort

Lyra POV The door opened suddenly.It was a lady, dressed in a uniform looking like a servant.I guess she was.She carried a tray of food and the smell hit my nose so fast my stomach growled before I could stop it.The big man walked over and took the tray from her hands.“You may leave,” he told her.His voice was calm, like nothing strange was happening here.“You'd be called on when she finishes.”The servant didn’t even look at me. She just nodded quickly and left.The door shut.And then it was quiet again.Just me and a scary man.He walked over to me and untied the ropes around my wrists.The moment they came off, my hands stung so badly.But I didn’t complain.Because of the momentary happiness at the sight of food.My stomach twisted painfully.I didn’t even look at him.I rushed to the table and grabbed the bread first.The meal was made of bread with scrambled eggs.I ate fast.Too fast probably.Egg crumbs stuck to my fingers but I didn’t care. I licked everything off my

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Chapter Five: The Ambush

Lyra POVI woke up feeling at peace.That felt strange.I’m not supposed to feel peaceful here.But my body felt light, like I had slept really well. I lay there for a moment staring at the stone ceiling above me, trying to understand why my chest didn’t feel so tight today.Maybe it was because of the kind woman.The one who let me sleep on her lap.Just thinking about her made my chest feel warm again.Then my stomach twisted.Not from hunger.From something else.Oh no.I sat up quickly.“I need to pee,” I whispered to myself.I hadn’t gone since yesterday when that scary man was still here watching me.The thought of him made my shoulders tense immediately.I quickly ran to the door and started banging on it with both hands.“Hello?!” I called out. “Please! I need the restroom!”At first there was nothing.Then I heard footsteps.Heavy ones.The door clicked and slowly opened.I froze.But it wasn’t the scary man.It was a woman.A knight.She was huge. Almost as tall as the men I

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Chapter Six: Blood in the Dark

Lyra POVI woke up because of a sound.Not the dripping water this time.Something louder.A faint… rumble.I sat up quickly, my heart already beating fast before I even understood why.The room felt the same. Cold. Quiet. Still.But something was different.I could feel it.I pulled my knees to my chest and listened.At first… nothing.Then—A distant echo.Like something hitting something else.A dull thud.I froze.“Hello?” I whispered, even though I didn’t mean to.My voice sounded too loud in the small room.No answer.I slid off the small bed slowly and walked toward the door.Bare feet on cold ground.I pressed my ear against the metal.And that’s when I heard it again.A sound.Faint.Like… shouting?Or maybe I imagined it.My chest tightened.“I don’t like this…”The dungeon suddenly felt smaller.Like the walls were closing in.Then footsteps rushed past outside.Fast.Heavy.Not calm like before.I stepped back quickly, my heart racing.Something was wrong.Something big.A

Last Updated : 2026-04-05

Chapter Seven: The Escape

Lyra POV I knew something was wrong before the door opened. Not the normal kind of wrong. Not the quiet, heavy feeling the dungeon always had. This one felt… rushed. Like the air itself was moving too fast. I sat up on the small bed, my eyes fixed on the door. Footsteps. Not slow. Not steady. Fast. Then— The door burst open. I jumped back, my heart slamming against my chest so hard it hurt. It wasn’t the woman knight. It wasn’t the scary man. It was someone else. A man. Tall. Covered in dark clothes that looked almost like they swallowed the light around him. His face… I couldn’t really see it properly. It was like he stayed just out of reach of the light. For a second, we just stared at each other. I didn’t speak. I didn’t move. Because I didn’t know what he was. Friend? Enemy? Something worse? He stepped inside quickly and shut the door behind him. I flinched. “Come,” he said. His voice was low. Not soft. Not kind. J

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Chapter Eight: The Streets Don’t Care

Lyra POV The market didn’t sleep. I thought it would. I thought when the night got deeper, people would go home and everything would go quiet like the house used to be. But it didn’t. It just… changed. The loud voices became lower. Rougher. The laughter became sharper. The people looked different. Scarier. I stood near the edge of the market for a long time, not moving. I didn’t know where to go. I didn’t know what to do. Everyone seemed to know where they were going except me. I looked down at the coins in my hand. They were small. Cold. Not enough. Even I could tell that. My stomach growled again. It hurt more now. Like something inside me was folding in on itself. I pressed my hand against it. “I’ll just buy food,” I whispered. That sounded easy. Simple. Like something normal people did. So I walked toward a stall. Bread. I could smell it before I got close. Warm. Soft. My mouth filled with saliva. I stepped closer, h

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Chapter Nine: The Woman Who Stopped

Lyra POVI didn’t know if it was still morning or already afternoon.Time didn’t make sense anymore.Everything just felt… long.My body felt heavy when I stood up from the alley.My legs shook a little, like they didn’t really want to carry me anymore.But I still moved.Because staying there felt worse.The market was still loud.Still busy.Still full of people who didn’t care.I stepped out slowly, holding onto the wall for a moment before letting go.My stomach hurt in a different way now.Not sharp.Not loud.Just… empty.Like there was nothing left inside it to hurt.My throat felt dry too.When I swallowed, it scratched.I looked around.Food everywhere.Still not for me.I walked slowly this time.Not rushing.Not hopeful.Just moving.I stopped near a stall again.I didn’t even know why.Maybe because I didn’t know where else to go.“Please…” I said quietly.The word felt smaller now.Like it didn’t mean anything anymore.The man didn’t even look at me.“Go away,” he said.N

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Chapter Ten: A Place That Isn’t Home

Lyra POV I didn’t know how far we had walked before the noise started to fade. At first, the market still followed us—the shouting, the arguing, the sound of people calling out prices like they were fighting for attention. But little by little, it all drifted behind us until it became something distant, like a memory I wasn’t sure I wanted to keep. My hand was still in hers. I noticed it when my fingers shifted slightly against her palm. I hadn’t even thought about letting go. That scared me a little. Not because it felt wrong… but because it didn’t. We passed houses—real houses, not stalls or broken corners or wooden boxes people slept beside. Some had doors open. Some had people sitting outside like they had nowhere else to be. A child ran past us barefoot, laughing at something I couldn’t see. I turned my head and watched him. He didn’t look hungry. He didn’t look scared. He didn’t look like he was trying to survive. He just… existed. I looked away quickly. “Are you t

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