Down World Novels & Stories

She was just a less privileged version of Cynthia. "I wasn't making much, and I was planning to relocate to Whitewood where there was money, but Luna Amber had banned prostitution in all her territories, so the prospect of getting a job wasn't possible. Also, moving to Whitewood was challenging. We had to fill out forms and apply for residency to stay, in which the Luna or Alpha would determine whether we made the cut or not. That also made my chances slim. Whitewood was and still is a dream place for people, but the requirements to join the pack and live here were hard to meet.

"It's disarmed." "Are you sure?" Adrian asked. "Positive, you can let go now." Adrian carefully set the detonator down on a table and then his legs gave out and he sat down hard on the floor. I ran to him. Well, I tried to run but my legs were still weak so it was more like stumbling, and I dropped down beside him and threw my arms around him. "It's over," I said into his shoulder. "It's really over." He wrapped his arms around me so tight I could barely breathe and I felt him shaking against me.

"If it wasn't for your daughter snitching on us, Mona and I could have gotten together earlier! She wouldn't have suffered so much at the hands of that b*tch, Celeste, either. "Mona and I should've reunited in Northrind, but we were forced to be apart for such a long time because of your daughter's doing. Your family deserves to die like this. This is your retribution!" My soul was roaring in the air as bloody, angry tears flowed down my cheeks, but no one could see me. When my eyes opened again, I was reading my class's group chat, which was filled with messages. [Celeste, James is just asking us to apply for community college together as a group so we have some negotiating power with North