Gallows Born Book Novels & Stories

She rolled over onto her back, her dark eyes widening as she looked up through the dense treeline. The Gilded Fortress was gone. The massive, multi-million-dollar Bedford estate was a towering inferno of orange flames and black smoke, the dark stone structures collapsing into a massive crater of burning rubble. Everything Dominic had used to cage her, everything she had fought against for weeks, had been completely erased from the face of the earth in a single, calculated stroke of treachery. "Vivian..." A low, ruined groan drifted from the dark shadows beside a massive pine tree.

As the news broadcast reported a random serial killing near my residential complex, I knew—I had been reborn once again. In my first life, my husband insisted on going out in the middle of a snowstorm to buy weapons for self-defense. I locked every door and window, waiting at home, anxiety clawing at my chest. I never imagined the killer could pick locks. Before I could even react, a blade plunged into me, and I died on the couch. In my second life, I didn't hesitate. I hid in a concealed storage room, holding my breath. But the door was still pulled open. A man wearing a rabbit mask stared straight at me. "Found you," he said. In my third life, I ran to the police station. I rushed ins

Fifty-six minutes remained before the final sweep. He pulled his heavy black coat tighter around his massive shoulders, his face returning to that unyielding, terrifying mask of stone. He had successfully penetrated the absolute center of the empire, but as he stepped out of the gatehouse and into the freezing downpour, he knew he wasn't going back to the light unchanged. The Ghost had finally taken the throne, and the throne was made of bone.

5,000 Years Later: Once upon a time, a dying father sold his child to the man of many names. Death is a judge, but he is also a lawyer, and he makes fit the scales of life to balance with his gall. Life for a life, blood for rain, and never a rose without a thorn. Stains of the earthly kind do not wash out, not when they are upon the soul, and the father’s girl was wine red. Born kicking and screaming with a birthmark in the shape of wings on her back. Her mother died in labor, for no one cheats the Reaper.

There were levels to crimes that have been considered. Her eyes dashed to the smoke within the cell again as she could faintly see a woman. Her naked body attached to body grip device. Her body seemed toned and unharmed. She looked back at the face and saw her eyes had opened. Ivy looked Alicia in her face for what felt like an eternity. Those piecing blue eyes never left her gaze, Alicia looked over towards the wall in her cell as if she were trying to hint to Ivy about something. Ivy realized what she was doing, the cell door was locked from the inside, but only a gatekeeper could open from the outside. Ivy began to phase through the wall with her right arm. She pulled against the wires in

Our convoy roars its engines; two cars go before us, and three guard our backs. We drive down to the gallows at full speed, and I give my men the signal. In the first car, one of the guards sticks their upper body out of the window and throws a grenade at the gates of the gallows. The explosion shook the earth and the flames went up to the heavens. The yelling of the guards fills the air, and soon bullets begin to fly. Explosions, gunshots, and groans of pain flew across the air, along with the scent of blood and burning flesh.

I growled sourly as one guard yanked my arms behind my back and shoved me forward. "Find my pup, Gallum!" I cried out before being escorted from his suite. I was taken down to the lower levels of the palace. It was dank and dark. My eyes started to glow to see where I was being taken. "Why is he doing this to me?" I questioned Aspen internally. My wolf was low growling and not answering me with words. Passing several iron bar cells, I was taken to a room with a steel door. Once the guards opened the door and the light was turned on I noticed that it was a normal room. A bed, furniture, and other furnishings filled the small area. "There is an ensuite in the back, you might wish to shower bec

CHAPTER 16 The Ghost In The Machine POV: Elara My eyelids opened slowly as the cool air brushed my skin. Right from the ceiling, my eyes started to scan through the room. Had Roman found me? Had he taken me back to the Crescent Estate…. Oh my days!! ….This can’t be happening.