Footsteps In The Dark Book Novels & Stories

POV: CALLIE A reddish mist slid over my feet like chains pulling me inside the door. The moment I stepped into the dark space, the environment shifted into ancient runes, while whispers filled the air, guiding the way. I touched the cold, damp wall where moss and slime had accumulated, making the smell of the place unbearable. I walked slowly and carefully, sharpening my hearing, when I caught the sound of footsteps running behind me, forming shadows along the wall accompanied by cold laughter.

But two large men grabbed her shoulders from behind, locking her movements completely. Amid the chaos and heartbreaking cries, the atmosphere suddenly turned even more ominous when the sound of someone's footsteps approached from the shadows behind the truck. The footsteps were slow, steady, and unnervingly calm, as though their owner was savoring every second of the suffering unfolding before him. The figure stepped forward, revealing a familiar face now shrouded in an overwhelming aura of darkness.

One of these days I will release a book, of a mystical nature, so nothing special, but I tried to reflect the reality that they are among us. - Hmm, that would be interesting to read. Duk says in a slightly lowered voice. - What will be the title of your book? - "Those who live in darkness." I will send you one copy, tell me your address. Duke hesitated for a moment and replied: “Uh, it’s very kind of you to send her to Oak branch five, flat seventeen.” - Well, one of these days it already goes into wide circulation. Your first book. Conrod looked at his watch.

So I would definitely remember if I was back to having nightmares. I try to blink my eyes to adjust to the darkness but I only see darkness all the lights are off so instead I try to see the time still upset I’m sweating like this and then Shasta’s feet are coming in my face all of a sudden like she can’t feel me or feel herself move. Move your feet Shasta I say but she just groans ignoring me Now I know it must have been hot from both our body heat. She probably has rolled on my side the whole night I groan out loud Why do I have to sleep with her she doesn’t know how to share a bed and always end up with some part of her on me.And she has her own bed but choose to sleep in mine.Dad calls h

It was about surrendering control. Completely. I tightened my grip on the phone. Then. I took a step forward. Slow. Careful. My foot touched the ground. Nothing. No obstacle. No impact. Another step. Still nothing. My breathing stayed uneven. My senses sharp. Listening for anything. Feeling for everything. The darkness pressed in from all sides. Heavy. Close. Too close. I took another step. And another. Then. My foot hit something. Hard. I stumbled forward slightly, catching myself just in time.

Fear sharpens into fury, molten and blinding. I reach. Not with hands. With instinct. With that strange internal pull that drags me into shadows night after night without permission. The darkness beneath my feet answers. Not violently. Not chaotically. It opens. Like a mouth welcoming breath. Like a path recognizing its traveler. The shadows gripping my legs falter. Just for a second. But one second is enough. I step. Not forward. Down. Into the shadow beneath me. The world snaps sideways. Sound tears apart into jagged fragments.

The chamber opened before us with a silent gasp, its walls bathed in an ethereal glow that seemed to pulse with the heartbeat of the earth itself. My eyes adjusted slowly, drawn to the center where a tome lay shrouded in the ghostly light-a beacon of ancient knowledge amidst the encroaching darkness. Eden stepped forward, his lean frame casting a long shadow as he approached the pedestal upon which the book rested.

I hear their footsteps retreat,and I do not know if I should be happy or sad, happy that they are leaving, or sad that I am going to die here, in utter darkness,with no one to see, my last breath wasted. Their triumphant footsteps mock me, they have accomplished their goal, I am going to die here and no one would be none the wiser. I wish, I pray and beg for mercy, but there is none to give nor to receive. I am trapped and I cannot escape. Suddenly the pain crawls down my spine and I arch, the darkness looms closer. But it's still not over for me, because my world is spinning rapidly and darkness threatens to consume me completely. I didn't hear his footsteps nor the door opening, I just hea

The darkness was growing closer. I felt someone shaking me vigorously but I could not step out of that black hole. I was rooted to the spot, my heart thumping erratically in my chest and those shoes approaching me. I turned my head slowly, my breath catching in my throat. I saw the shoes. Stilettos. The fluorescent light was bouncing off it and it was glimmering in the light. A click. Another click. And it was advancing towards me. Then I gasped loudly, realization hitting me.

’’, I mumbled to myself. Finally finding the perfect book, it is an age-gap mafia and enemies to lovers romance book. There was a couch in the library, I made my way to it and started reading. I lost count of the time. Reaching my room with the book in my hand, I see Rowan standing in front of my room. I braced myself to face him. ‘’Where were you?’’, he spewed the bitter words in my face. He was fuming, for what reason?Did he look for me?