Beyond The Pale Book Novels & Stories

"A writer, how inspiring! What do you write?" "Books." I deadpanned from behind mom, earning an annoyed cluck of her tongue. Blondie smiled awkwardly. "Ah, yes, I see. A- anything you'd recommend?" "Actually, yes. I think my latest work, From Beyond The Grave, would be the perfect read for you. Tons of bloodshed and cannibalism, there's even a chapter where the protagonist has to disembowel her own friend to-" "Uh, could we trouble you for some waters, dear?" Mom cut in, her voice on the edge between friendly and collected and right about to lose her shit.

When I ran into Nathaniel again, he seemed like a shadow of his former self. I wanted nothing to do with him, so I spun on my heel and ignored him. Nathaniel tailed me closely like a man haunted by ghosts. He apologized to me. "I've sent Helen and Nelson off. I gave them some money. They'll never come back, and my mother's not going to be a problem either. Come home, Ginny." Home? How laughable, and I said as such, "We no longer have a home together."

it raised one hand toward Adrian. "When the final page arrives..." "...do not search for the perfect ending." "Search for the honest one." Then... it disappeared. The Gate closed with a sound like the final heartbeat of an ancient world. The Archive returned to complete silence. Only Adrian, Elias, the First Reader, the little girl, and the blue book remained. On the cover of the blue book... a new title slowly appeared. THE BOOK OF POSSIBILITIES Far away... beyond every world... beyond every Door...

Chapter 3Startled, Samantha gazed at the opposite side of the bed to see her clothes tattered, looking torn beside the side mirror made her eyes widen. "Am I dreaming?" She murmured, blinking her eyes severally till she realized she wasn't. The man beside her whose left arm was tattooed shifted a bit. He shifted from one side of the bed to the other until he hit a stiff object. With curiosity at its peak, he quickly rose up only to see a young woman sitting beside him and seemed to be in deep thought.

“She is…. and I’m sure you will make a really good husband because you are so full of love and there isn’t anything love can’t fix.” Ryke turned to her, “Is that why you and Dad cannot be fixed.. Because there is no love?” The memory faded away as he pulled up at the entrance of Sterlings. She had never given him an answer. A week later, his father found the book and burnt. He watched as his princess went up in flames and he knew that was exactly what would happen to Crystal because men like him couldn’t love. They only knew how to destroy. “Is she alright?” Kimberly asked immediately he stepped only his office.

Instantly, Judge Hilar fell silent, though he continued to cry noiselessly. And then, Judge Lisa turned to me. “I read your file all through the night,” she said coldly. “I did not welcome sleep to my eyes nor slumber to my eyelids. And I wonder… how do people like you roam the streets of Mandena freely?” She paused, and my heart froze even more. Then, she continued.

Sienna adjusted the collar of her blouse as she stood in front of the small group of women seated in folding chairs. A banner hung behind her, the freshly printed letters reading: Lucia Foundation – Hope Beyond the Shadows. Natalia stood off to the side, clipboard in hand, giving her an encouraging nod. “You’ve got this,” Natalia whispered. Sienna smiled, then took a breath and stepped forward. “Thank you all for coming today. I know how hard it can be to walk into a room like this. I’ve been where you are. Caught in a world that told me silence was survival.”

BENEATH THE FACADE Behind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits. Chapter 34 Ethan’s POV: There was no light. No sun. No lamp. Not even the soft glow of a dream. Just darkness. Thick. Heavy. Endless. And yet... I was still here. Somewhere. Somehow.

I reached for the recent book I was reading, a book titled Tales beyond the five Kingdoms. I had picked out this book when I first heard father and mother would be traveling beyond the five Kingdom. I had wanted to get some insight about the land beyond the Five Kingdoms, but the book was filled with nothing more than the scary tales sailors would tell the villagers when they pass through the kingdom. I had hoped a book about beyond the five Kingdoms would settle my mind and assure me that my father and mother would be safe on their journey. But the book is filled with shadowy creatures and monsters that feed on humans and animals alike.

The "Hard Reset" was a wall of white light that moved with the speed of an editor’s eraser. In the Author’s Study, the infinite bookshelves began to "Bleach," the titles of a thousand "Norths" vanishing into the grey static. The Author himself was unravelling, his "Ink Black" eyes turning into two hollow voids of "Cancelled Narrative."