Courting Death Novels & Stories

But the cowards soon discover that all of the exits are barred, the bodies of the living dead, wandering, mindless rogues poisoned by some drug, push at every door and window. The courtroom is like a box of cookies, and the rogues already have their hands inside. It's only a matter of time before they are all consumed by those wolves' insatiable hunger. "This is April McKaine coming live to you from the courthouse," the frazzled reporter whispers into a camera whose cameraman has either fled or fallen. The camera is tilted to the side as she hides under a bench, her fine white suit blemished with dirt and blood as she trembles underneath one of the courtroom benches. "Beta Chancy is down. I

On the day of my coming-of-age ceremony, the two men who cherish me above all else are absent. One is Vittorio Luciano, the only son of the Luciano family from the east, while the other is Carlos Gambino, the heir to the Gambino family from the south. This is a matter that could easily be settled with a few words, yet they try to think up all sorts of excuses to brush me off. "Anna, a gunfight has broken out at the port to the north, so I really can't step away." "I have to hold a family meeting with the elders. I can't skip it." However, the two men have barely hung up on me when I see them appear beside my adopted younger sister, Liliana Siciliano, at her coming-of-age ceremony. The

I closed the case file. Without the slightest hesitation, I delivered my verdict. "The defendant, Scarlett Kane, committed intentional murder. The crime was carried out with extreme cruelty. The circumstances are especially egregious. Furthermore, she engaged in long-term bullying that caused significant social harm. "This court therefore sentences Scarlett Kane to death, effective immediately." The gavel came down with a thunderous crack, and with it, the last remaining voices of doubt on the internet were silenced. Scarlett's legs gave out beneath her.

“What did you say? She’s dead? That’s impossible! This isn’t on me! I didn’t do anything! I just did what you told me, which was to take the locket and beat her up! Her death has nothing to do with me!” The officer’s expression grew solemn. He stepped forward and snapped a pair of handcuffs onto Lenny’s wrists. “No. You’re wrong. Our investigation shows that Daisy died from an internal organ rupture caused by excessive force. Maybe you didn’t intend to kill her, but her death is directly connected to what you did.” Lenny froze. Fear flooded his eyes. He understood better than anyone what it meant when they said an eye for an eye. That was why, no matter how reckless he usually was, he only e

"You'll say anything, won't you? "And on top of that, Scarlett was busy working. You're trying to pin this on her? "Are you even human?" Seth chimed in as well. "Exactly. We don't even know if this person actually died or not, and yet he's pulling this stunt to scare everyone."

The sound echoed across the arena. The lights flashed white. The cheers turned into gasps. Nathan’s knees buckled. The last thing he saw before everything went black was the en dless sea of faces screaming, panicking, crying—and the world spinning out of focus. And then...... nothing.

His mother fumbled with her phone, dialing with shaky hands. Courtney pointed a trembling finger at me, tears streaming down her face. “She’s trying to kill our baby… just like she killed hers!” she shrieked. Sebastian’s head snapped up, his eyes blazing with rage. “You’ll pay for this, Davina,” he snarled, his voice like thunder. “I want her arrested!” Courtney sobbed, clutching her stomach as her cries grew louder. “She tried to kill me!” I stood frozen, my mind reeling. Around me, diners were recording the scene on their phones, their whispers and gasps blending into an indistinguishable hum.

"I grew up nearby. I don't know which saint it belongs to, but the elderly in my family said that this shrine is really magical. Be careful what you wish for or promise in front of the saint because it will come true." 'Zach, you would do anything to get me. I bet you never thought that all those sweet promises that you made back then were the reason that got you killed and gave me another life.'

How would I look if I am inside a coffin, imagining Tim looking at my dead body, and imagining me- how I would die. Overthinking Number 1: Everytime I heard words like " I'm scared to lose you", or " Please promise me you'll stay", I want to runaway and punish myself til' death. I don't want them to get frightened if time will come I will depart. It's just...they deserve a life. Even without me. And I don't want them to mourn when I left- I want them to continue living life chasing their dreams even when I am not breathing anymore. Then it suddenly shift to this:

The materialistic things held no meaning to him and thus he didn't care about them at all. But still, he was trying to be better and more successful just because of her cause she wanted to feel more secure in life. He had lost everything and felt like his life had no meaning anymore. Unknowingly, he started walking towards the cliff; he wanted to die. Eli noticed that and ran up to him. She was freaking out as she figured how the story was going to end. "No no no!" She shouted and regretted that he couldn't hear her. She was terrified at that point and wanted to save him.