Cerdew Hot Novels & Stories

And now the deadliest city in 1920s America has my back. Hot Springs just got a lot harder to kill me in. Treasure #10 & The Big Man Himself Saturday, December 21, 2025 Winter Solstice The cedar compass is burning a hole in my pocket, pointing straight down into the oldest part of the thermal caves beneath Central Avenue. Remy, Seras, and I are moving fast, no boards, just quiet boots and held breath, following the tenth petal that’s been glowing since sunrise. We’re two hundred yards under Bathhouse Row when the tunnel opens into a cavern I’ve never seen on any map.

Alessandro POV Saturday Night:11:12 PM The message came through on my secure line a soft tremor against my desk's smooth mahogany. “Movement” showed in the encrypted notification as just one word. I was tapped by it to expand. Sarah Darell. Midtown Manhattan: It is the location for Club LUX. Entry was confirmed at 10:36 PM. The picture was not exactly gem clear after it was taken, but it did not need to be. Indeed, her outline was unmistakable within a low-resolution capture. Dark dress. Long legs. Hair down.

The name travelled on the wind, across seas, into the marrow of the world. “Cerebus…” In Olympus, Ellie sat on her bedroom floor, protest signs scattered, printouts crumpled. Her laptop glowed. She typed: Three-headed dog mythology. The first entry slammed into her chest like a blow. Cerberus — Guardian of the Underworld. Watchdog of the Pit. Slayer of Chimera. Ellie’s blood ran cold. “Oh no,” she whispered. Because if Cerebus was real… Then so was the thing he was born to stop.

Abigail groaned and turned away, muttering something about idiots and early funerals. Tunde patted the small shard hidden inside his vest pocket. It was jagged, faintly warm to the touch. Most Adrium had to be mined raw and refined before it was stable. But this piece—this one glowed faintly, like it had already been through the forge. Maybe it was worth something. Maybe enough. ……………………………… Tunde pushed open the tin door of their shack just as the last of the sunlight died. Inside, the shadows felt thicker than usual. A single candle flickered in a cracked jar. His mother lay still, her breathing labored, lips dry.