Abandoned Crossword Clue Novels & Stories

She stiffened. “I fucking missing this.” The past wasn’t dead. It had only been buried.

A generous reward always drew the bold. Anthony released a sky-high bounty across the global black market and underworld channels, asking for only one thing: any sighting of Mabel. Even a blurry surveillance still would do. As long as it matched, the reward was 100 million dollars. Half a month later, a set of security photos from a small southern European city landed in Anthony's hands. In the image, a woman sat at a street-corner café, scattering crumbs to pigeons. Anthony recognized her instantly.

"Yes, we have to catch her and bring her to justice." As the rain gradually lessened, the red car sped up. I instructed Tang to follow. After trailing for a while, Tang observed, "This is heading toward our third location. I think we're on the right track this time." Neither Harper nor I responded. Nicole remained quiet as well. Levan seemed confused but kept his questions to himself. My phone vibrated in my palm. I didn't check it immediately, waiting several minutes before looking at the screen. It was a message from Luna Dora: Mrs. White's mother had an old family home in the Boulder countryside. It was abandoned until a few years ago when Mrs. White suddenly decided to renovate it and bo

--- A pause. --- “Gone.” --- Victor stepped forward immediately. --- “That’s not possible,” he said. --- A beat. --- “We sealed everything.” --- Every entry point. --- Every pathway. --- Every connection. --- There was nowhere for it to go. --- Nowhere to escape to. --- And yet— --- The absence was real. --- Clear. --- Unmistakable. --- Adrian closed his eyes briefly. --- Trying to feel it himself. --- Trying to reconnect to what had been there.

“Journal Thirty-Nine isn’t supposed to be here.” Sera shook her head. “No.” She tapped the map gently. “It’s hidden beneath Moonfall Abbey.” The room became still. Moonfall Abbey. An abandoned monastery built long before the kingdoms divided. Riven looked at Elara. “No one’s entered those ruins for generations.” Kael folded his arms. “Which usually means one of two things.” Sera sighed dramatically. “Please don’t say monsters.” “I was going to say collapsing ceilings.” She groaned. “That’s somehow less comforting.”

With my nudges and the stories spread among the neighbors, everyone knew Sophie had given birth and run away, never returning for the holidays or anything. Everyone assumed she’d disappeared off the face of the earth, but only I knew that my parents kept in touch with her secretly. Hearing my comment now, Mom’s face twisted with displeasure. Her sharp voice cut across the entire hall. "What nonsense are you talking about? Sophie is perfectly fine!" Instantly, everyone nearby turned to look. Mom’s embarrassment was obvious. I smiled lightly. "So you’re still in touch with her. Why doesn’t she come see her son, Caleb? Sigh. She abandoned her own child. She must not be doing well. Forget it. I

You are not picking my calls, she whined seductively. But almost immediately. Her eyes widened. “Mother… Father…” she whispered, voice barely audible. “Elena is missing.” Both parents stiffened. Mrs. Miller leaned in. “What do you mean missing?” Avery swallowed hard. “Damien abandoned her on the road… and now he can’t find her anywhere. He is asking if I saw her” Her parents exchanged terrified glances. If Elena was missing… If she died somewhere on the streets… If the truth died with her…

TERRAX POV The word has spread across the allied planets. Zor of Makskin is dead. Her father is being tried for treason, and Krystal of Earth...a female human, has earned the rank of gold. I glance at Fiadh's tranquil face again before taking another gulp of sukku. I hate this stuff, but it has helped me today. Between Fiadh's confession of abuse and Krystal's kidnapping, my nerves are fried. I couldn't close my eyes if I wanted to. I have too much to think about...too much to plan.

I turned down the street to The Blood Oath. I stopped out front of the building. The sign was gone and it now was just an abandoned building. After going through a few options, this was the last place I thought to look for Auri. I knew it was abandoned but it seemed like a place that she would go.

Someone up front slows the convoy, hand lifting. “There,” a voice murmurs over the quiet channel. I see it a second later. Chain-link fencing, half-swallowed by ivy. A rusted sign hanging crooked, letters sun-bleached and flaking. Beyond it—low concrete buildings, a watchtower with a collapsed ladder, fields gone wild with green. A compound. Abandoned. Forgotten. Intact. Someone breathes out a laugh, shaky and disbelieving. “My uncle used to talk about places like this. Doomsday people. Stockpiled everything. Then one day—poof. Just gone.”