Darkest Hours Novels & Stories

"If I go down... promise me you'll step in. Show mercy. Keep the pact alive." Shane nodded. Jake drank another mouthful. "Good." The two stood in shadow, plotting outside the line of honor. Dawn approached with the promise of steel and blood. And Alpha Jake would not let anyone-including his own honor-stand between him and his mate. Because love, revenge, and desperation... thrive in the darkness.

So if I were to make a comparison, I could only be a part of his darkness next to him. When I saw the darkness intensifying like a black sun in Edim's eyes, I felt like a sun that had never lost its light before I knew him. Even when the end of the darkest nights was morning, even the end of the darkest tunnels was illuminated, the darkness that Edim dragged me into neither ended nor the lights were hidden at the end. These are the things I felt now as I stood before me and stared into my deepest eyes with the darkest expression. His deadly eyes were dimming the last light of life in my eyes, even the light of the street lamp that illuminated us.

HIS DARKEST SHADE BOOK-THREE ~Prologue~ “Even if you end up hating me for it.” His tone was vicious. “I might scare you,” he continued, his gaze roaming over her trembling form, “but they are far worse—formidable, vicious… and willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want.” He gestured toward her. “Including you.” “Never.” She shook her head, her voice trembling but firm. “I’m not scared of your words. You’re just trying to scare me so I’ll listen to you!”

The terrifying reality of her words hangs over the courtyard like a falling axe, cutting through the lingering smoke of the battle and replacing our brief, hard-won victory with a desperate, unforgiving ticking clock. Twenty-four hours is all we have before the man I love, the pack's steadfast protector and my emotional anchor, is permanently erased and replaced by a raving creature of syndicate design, plunging our entire dominion into a succession crisis and an era of unspeakable darkness from which we could never recover. I refuse to lose my mate to this twisted shadow war, so I stand tall amidst the ruins, pushing down the overwhelming panic threatening to consume my mind, and command Sh

Until I realized how deformed my life was. I loved a man, who made me see how life could be messy and complicated. I loved a man, who taught me how living can be harsh and scary. That sometimes, the Thank You, I'm Sorry and I Love You sounds so empty, sounds void. That kindness and goodness would take you nowhere. He made me see the other side of the world, its darkest reality. And it includes Him.

I was surrounded by darkness. ** You're not a good person, there's no way you want to be a better person, the darkness of your past surrounds you, you can't escape yourself, the voice echoes louder and I was screaming. I woke up so fast and it was all a dream, all my body was covered with sweat. "It's just a dream you don't have to force yourself to sleep, it's been over seven hours since you slept,'' he mumbled as he put his hand on my forehead.

HIS DARKEST SECRETS CHAPTER 64 ****** Oliver had the longest night ever as he couldn't sleep but kept tossing around for the night to be over so he could go to the Dark Shadow Hill. He wasn't going to tell a soul about it, all he needed to do was sneak out of the house as early as he could to the place to discover something. He had water and a little food to sustain him in case things got messy. He was scared of this journey but he tossed aside all of his fears. If he was a Lycan King as they claimed, he should be prepared for anything and not get scared.

I grew weak, drawing close to the darkness. I heard cries of my name and the wailing of sirens in a distance. Darkness finally consumed me, I had blacked out.

In their darkest hour, their camaraderie shone brightest. With a final, desperate surge of power, the heroes unleashed a devastating assault. Their combined might shattered the enemy's defenses, leaving them vulnerable and exposed. The heroes had triumphed against all odds, but the battle had exacted a heavy toll.

And everyone I loved. The darkness swallowed me. And somewhere ahead, X was waiting. With twelve hours left until dawn. Twelve hours until the truth emerged. Twelve hours until everything ended. One way or another.