Faraway Wilds Novels & Stories

Dammit, dude, of all the subdivisions in Arlington, Texas… You just had to pick that one… “Work and training. Keeps me busy.” “Oh,” Karli said, her smile faltering. “Okay, so, see you around, I guess?” she managed. “Yeah,” he replied curtly, and jogged away, with the hurt look on her face burning into his core. He could feel her troubled eyes watching him as he moved away from her and down the jogging trail, and he kicked up his speed almost to capacity to outrun her gaze. “I’m gonna propose, bro,” Evan had said. “Will you be my best man?”

In the Kingdom of Veridia, history was written by kings. Now, it is written by fangs. For a thousand years, the Great Prism held the balance between Man and Beast. But when the artifact shatters, the Primal Aether floods the world, unlocking the dormant, violent potential within human DNA. In a single night of blood and fur, civilization collapses. The weak become prey, and the strong become The Wild-Blooded—humans twisted into apex predators by the spirits of lions, gorillas, and dragons. Ren is a nobody—a lowly scribe with ink on his fingers and a fear of heights. When the Aether sickness hits, he falls from the Spire of Scribes to his death. But he doesn't stay dead. Awakening with t

Her voice felt thin in the high-ceilinged room. She walked toward the sliding glass doors. Outside, the evening air was still warm, the sun dipping low enough to turn the pool water into a sheet of hammered gold. Michael was slumped in a wicker chair, his long legs stretched out in front of him. He was wearing a plain black t-shirt that stretched across his shoulders, his dark hair messy from the wind. Iris sat on the edge of the table next to him, swinging her legs, her bright blonde hair tucked behind one ear.

I was stocking up on groceries when a message popped up on my phone. The profile picture was a landscape photo I’d taken years ago. I knew immediately who it was. But we hadn’t spoken in five years. Not once. We’d cut each other out completely. I had no idea why she was suddenly showing up now, or what she wanted. I typed: What do you want? The second it went through, her reply appeared. "I’m back. Can we meet? "There’s something important I need to tell you in person." Something important? I stared at those words and almost laughed. What could possibly still matter between us? I pushed the thought aside and went to the cashier. After I checked out, the very first thing I did was block her f

"I needed to get away from mom and dad before they got to familiar in front of me." "Ha. Ha. Ha. Deal. With. It. I. Have. To. Every. Night." "Sorry I've been distant but you know work comes first now that I'm acting Chairwoman." She sighed. "I hope dad hurries and can come back. I wouldn't want to do this before it was my time." "Play. A. Game. With. Me." "Of course Amor. I bet I can mop the floor with you in this game." Akiaya found a spot in his bed to get comfortable and she grabbed a wireless controller to play against him. "You're going down little brother."

He looked into the rearview mirror, watching them turn into the packhouse’s driveway. “What’s wrong?” Candy asked as she leaned forward. “Those were dragons.” “Oh, a flock of them live on the border of our lands.” Candy said with a shrug, “They must have been going to see Drake.” Stolas nodded his head as he shifted gears, he didn’t want to tell her that he had felt something else in the car. Something familiar. “It’s probably nothing,” Annie said, leaning over and giving his thigh a squeeze as Candy glanced back towards the pack house. Annie glanced back at Candy, “We can go back.”

"What the hell are you?! I can walk by myself. Am I a child?" "If you're having trouble. If not, I don't want to carry you either." In every breath there is tranquility. Climbing a mountain will be a new way to see the world's perspective. The steep roads, bushes, and wild animals encounter will be paid off by the beauty of the scenery. While enjoying those minutes, Hyomi's cell phone repeatedly chimed. But she didn't care. It had been repeated since the first terror that her cell phone had been called by unknown numbers. She hadn't had time to buy a new sim card.

I would have never dared venture this way on my own, it would have been too dangerous. The terrain wandering to the Appalachian mountains nearly took my breath away, as this was nothing like home. The wilderness was vast and beautiful. I could easily see why so many became infatuated with the new world. The two wolves and I wandered into the forest, the terrain becoming more difficult as we proceeded until after nearly two hours of travel, we finally came to a clearing. I could hear water not far away and could sense how far out we actually were.

If he couldn’t convince the Alpha of the Moonstone Pack to come with him, there was no reason to dawdle here. I looked up and saw the aurora borealis twist and dance with shades of emerald, violet, rose, and red above the Yholden mountains in the distance. Far away further north, the Tundra lay. And even further north, the Wilds existed – the place where the Greater Vampires were said to escape to. How strange how so many things changed within three nights. I had almost made my escape to such a place. Now there was no way in hells I would even consider stepping one paw into that horrid place.

Before long, she found herself enjoying the beauty of the forest. Many of the leaves were tinged with the yellow and russet which presaged the approaching fall. Dappled light, like gold coins, coloured the forest floor and the scent of pine resin rose from cushions of slender green needles as she walked over them. The grey-brown bulk of the settlement was visible through the trees and she kept it always on her right, making certain that she did not venture too far into the wilderness where tribes of unfriendly natives dwelt.