Barbed Wire Butterfly Novels & Stories

He was here. The sun was up and in my eyes. The first thing I saw was a sheer curtain attempting to keep the morning light away. The wind blew, sending the curtains up to the ceiling. The few seconds that the window was left bare, I caught a glimpse of the flowers designed by mother nature blooming in bunches and shrubs. They were in a dozen poignant colours, the reds looked like it could bleed. And there were butterflies, two– no three fluttered in my vision. Their wings, quite small but painted like it could only be made for the museum or for Disneyland. The curtain closed and I saw the room more clearly.

Attached to it was the barbed head of a flail. Then, the bat creature's eyes turned blood-red as it swung the flail violently toward Wilbur.

Come here. Larissa pulled out a silver needle from her bangle and used her special ability to locate the cursed worm. Then, she inserted the silver needle into the spot where the cursed worm was. The needle blocked its way and gradually forced it upward. Shortly after, Birdie gagged and threw up. A disgusting worm could be seen squirming on the ground. Upon seeing this, Barbara was utterly shocked. She had spent a lot of money on that cursed worm. The seller had told her that no one in this world would be able to get rid of it, not even the best surgeons.

I grabbed his shoulders, nails digging in through his shirt. “Dante—fuck—it’s too much—” “It’s perfect,” he growled against my ear, curling those fingers just right while the toy pulsed relentlessly. “Look at you, baby. All dressed up like the most elegant woman in the city, legs spread in the back of my Rolls, stuffed full and dripping down my hand. My perfect, touch-starved little butterfly.”

he pleaded. Amelia wheezed, “It’s okay, what is it?” A wave of anxiety took over his body, and his heart thumped hard in his chest. Suki hadn’t seen him like that in years. Rey inhaled sharply and exhaled deeply, “What was wrapped around the bat?” Everett frowned and snarled lightly, “What kind of question is that?” Pressing her palm on his chest to soothe him, Amelia tried to stand tall and narrowed her eyes towards Reynard. “Barbed wire, and the handle was wrapped with–”

I turned to the looking glass again to examine my new appendages. There were two pairs. The higher set was significantly larger, and bat-like in shape, with curly black thumbs. Between the black fingers there was leathery webbing, marked with a pattern like that of a common rose butterfly’s wings—alternating stripes of black and grey, with scattered red dots in the corners. The lower, smaller pair of wings had tails like those of a swallowtail, and they conformed to the same pattern, except red spots ran more plentifully down their sides. “I’ve never seen wings like these,” said Salem, gaping in awe. “You really are like something from a fairy tale.”

The way he said ladies made me cringe like we were something other than ladies. “Teresa Montés and Isabella Valéz.” Chino responded. “These wouldn’t be my brother’s daughters, would they? “They are.” “So, you escaped Zamora. “ “Yes,” I said. “You must be Isabella. The older one, right? “He looked me up and down. “Hmmm.” He walked over to Teresa, she looked at me nervously. She is only 19. Barely even legal in the United States. He touched her shoulder, she jumped. “It’s no reason to be afraid.” He rubbed her shoulders.

Then, a click. The butterfly swarm thickens, their wings slicing the air like razor-edged paper. My eyes water, but I squint through the haze—there. Esteban’s belt buckle glints, its silver filigree unnaturally pristine amid the chaos. A tiny vent near the clasp leaks a faint, iridescent mist. Pheromones! Haitian market smugglers used similar cartridges to ward off patrol dogs. A shadow moves in the swarm. The butterflies part like a curtain.

“Have I not caught you yet, daughter of Beelzebub?” Cent answered his arrogant comeback with a snort. “Let us see about that then.” On cue, a surge of black and red slaughter butterflies flew from the swamp waters the moment the hundreds of deadly feathers raced to Maleficent. The butterflies intercepted the first half of the feathers—devouring them in one go. The second half of the flock of feathers was able to avoid the onslaught of slaughter butterflies when they were able to swerve from the ascending attack of the butterflies.

Some are simply having fun as Angela lowers her body, but some seem to be affected differently. Young men and women started dragging their partners in all available corners of the spacious barn. Some started touching each right on their spot. But their party was cut short when they all heard gunshots coming from everywhere. Valentin's friends began dropping one by one, covered in blood and gunshot wound. Angela remained standing at the long wooden table. But the smile on her face is no longer there.