Before Midnight Novelas e Histórias

I actually shivered. “Whoa tone it down little mermaid. I’ll think about it.” “That’s not even funny. If you decide to accept, you must meet us in the woods behind the school at twelve o’clock tomorrow.” “And if I don’t?” “You won’t. All the cockroaches should’ve cleared up by now I assume.” “Wait that was you two?”— but she was already gone. I’m going to get my revenge.

Time to end this one way or another. ***

They folded themselves onto stools like teenagers who'd been awake too long, which Emma suspected was exactly what they were. Marcus plated the eggs. Set them on the island. Sat down at the head of the table. And then he looked at all three of them with the quiet, measured expression of a man who had been patient long enough. "I want to talk about how this works," he said. Lily reached for the fruit bowl. "Dad—" "Three minutes, Lily. You can eat while I talk." Jake's jaw stopped moving briefly. Then resumed. Marcus folded his hands on the table. "Curfew is midnight. Not twelve-fifteen. Not twelve-oh-five. Midnight."

"I will come back at midnight. Rule 3. Door locked by 8 PM, but I will unlock at midnight." He wrote on a new paper and taped it to the door, under all other rules: *TUESDAY NIGHT - 10 PM CLUB - MIDNIGHT HOME* I read it. My eyes were wet but I didn't cry. At 8:15 PM he kissed me. Long this time. Like honeymoon kiss. He held my face. "If I am late, call your dad immediately. No waiting until midnight. Call at 12:05." "If you are late I will burn this apartment down."

“When you’re in wolf form, your senses go insane. Smell, sound, movement. Everything is clearer than it already is.” “And the animal?” “You’ll know the right one.” his lips tilts at the corner, as he looked at me. That doesn’t sound reassuring either. “You need to bring something back before the moon disappears,” he continued. “Before dawn. That’s the rule.” I glance up at the bright moon hanging above us. “And if I don’t?” “You’ll shift back empty-handed.” he said, with a light shrug. “That sounds bad.” “It’s embarrassing,” he said. I exhale slowly.

12:00 AM EST. I waite⁠d. I watched the clo⁠ck on my computer screen tick closer to midn​ig⁠ht. ​11:58... 11:59... 12:00‌. The data refreshed. A‍ new​ block​ of tran​sf​ers went‍ t​hrough​.

7:59:50 PM. 7:59: 51. 7:59:52. Nova’s voice went sharp. “Rule of Zones EVERYBODY must be in bed at exactly 8:00 PM. No standing. No walking. No talking. No screens. Nothing.” “What kind of weird cult shit ” “KIERAN.” His tone snapped like a whip. “If you’re not lying down when it hits eight, the motion sensors flag you as ‘Non-Compliant.’ And trust me, you do NOT want to know what happens to non-compliant players.”

“You say it as though it’s a special day, Isn’t it just like any other school day ?.” Anastasia paused and looked at me. “It’s a special day… we are staying in school till midnight…I am excited .” She giggled, twirling and I just stood there , my eyes widening in shock . “Midnight?! Why?”. It didn’t make sense. I could barely survive a full school hour, and now I had to stay until midnight, “It’s the Midnight Call! It’s tonight!” “ What’s a Midnight Call?”

Roman glanced at his watch. Midnight. He leaned back slightly, eyes half-lidded with exhaustion, but he didn’t allow himself the luxury of rest for more than a few seconds. A sharp thud echoed somewhere in the house, a sound too deliberate to be ignored. A moment later, the lights went out. The entire estate was swallowed in darkness.

Mira waited until the second bell past midnight. By then, most of the Sanctum was asleep, lulled into silence by chants and incense smoke. Only the elite guards and night-shift sentinels still patrolled the grounds. Even they were weary, some with eyes half-lidded, trusting in their dark god’s protection more than their own vigilance.