Blankly Novels & Stories

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He drowned it in White Noise. ​The effect in the Vermont cellar was instantaneous. Bianca’s emitter began to whine, its amber light turning a sickly, flickering green. The "Static Overlay" couldn't find a foothold in the chaos of the New York hum. The "Manifest" on the glass pages, already blurred by my indigo smudge, became a nonsensical jumble of overlapping timelines. ​"It’s... it’s breaking," Bianca whispered, dropping the emitter as it began to glow with a dangerous, white-hot intensity. "The future... it’s gone blank."

Bile rose in Lucian's throat because of how worried he was. Even though he wanted to find out who Bellona was working for, his Alpha was more important than that. They could find about about that later, after all, she was locked up in their dungeon. "No need to panic. This dagger would kill an average wolf in an instant but you know this poison can't do much to me, much less kill me" Zephyr said calmly but his appearance said otherwise because he was now paler than usual and his eyes looked dazed. Lucian knew that Zephyr said those words to make him not worry. But how could he not worry when Zephyr looked like he'd collapse in the next second. This particular dagger had no cure so it was an

I froze in place, staring at the gleaming knife in his hand, its cold light reflecting off his filthy knuckles. His gaze fell on me, greedy and sickening, like a snake's tongue flicking. "Well, well, I didn't expect to find such a pretty young lady here." Marianne let out a heart-wrenching scream, "Don't touch her!" I clenched my teeth, fighting down the despair churning in my chest, and turned to whisper to my mother, "Mom, whatever happens next, don't interfere. "Move back. There's a trampoline outside the window that should cushion your fall.

she yelled after me. I walked into the kitchen to see Blake standing in front of the sink, his hands soapy up to his forearms as he dipped them back into the sink. He had on a tight white tee that showed off his rippling back muscles as he moved around the kitchen. My tongue darted out to wet my lips and I gulped at the sight. I stalked over to him, making sure to be quiet so he wouldn't notice and grabbed his ass, making him jerk in fright.

Without mirror. Hard. But mine. I closed my eyes. Not to sleep. To rest. In the dark, I saw nothing. Not blindness. Not emptiness. Just the space where something new could grow. Something I would make. Not find. Make.

I approached Elocin to tell her that. “Elocin,” I called her, “There are like suspicious men outside. They are all wearing black and their eyes aren’t focused on anything. They eyes are roaming around like they’re looking for something.” I said, a bit nervous for her, as I will be leaving her.

She didn’t even back down. Pink glared at her, narrowing her eyes at the lady. However, despite the pressure inside their tone, the atmosphere between them didn’t even subdue. Hence, no one that knew them was worried. “Ugh! I need my beauty sleep!” Blue blindly grabbed anyone in front of him with his eyes half-closed. “Here!” “Great!” He blindly slumped on that tall body, putting all his trust in that unknown body that seemed familiar. Thankfully, Sly was there to be his cushion.

Just looking with the quality she looked with when she had seen something and was giving me space to explain it or not explain it on my own timeline. She had seen my face when I read the message. I knew she had seen it because Lyra saw everything and because her expression had the specific stillness of someone who has registered something they are not going to address immediately out of respect for the person who needs to decide when to address it. She did not ask. I could not look at her for longer than two seconds. Blake was beside her and his face was blank in the way it went blank when he was reading a situation carefully and had not finished reading it yet.

--- --- Clearer. --- --- And finally— --- Free. --- ---