Gothic I Novels & Stories

For a brief moment, he considered running, but the men behind him made it clear that running would be a terrible idea. Paulo stepped aside and gestured toward the entrance. “Go in.” Lewis swallowed hard as he accepted his ill fate. Slowly, he walked inside with the hope that if he attended to the woman on time, he would be able to leave. ***** The inside of the mansion was just as intimidating as the outside. Shining marble floors, high ceilings with diamond chandeliers. The paintings on the walls looked older than the building itself. Also, it smelled expensive. But none of that mattered to Lewis as he was ushered into the hallway.

A sense of unease permeated the air as if the very stones themselves whispered of long-lost secrets and ancient curses. Polished ebony coffins lined the walls, each adorned with intricate carvings depicting scenes of darkness and death. Gargoyles leered down from their perches high above, their stone eyes seemingly tracking every movement with an eerie intensity. Sinister whispers reverberated through the dark corridors, and the cold touch of fear lingered in the air, warning all who dared to intrude upon this unholy sanctuary.

He lifted it in salute as if he'd been waiting for the gargoyle. Declan slid open the door to the apartment, the vile stench of the goblin hitting him. He grimaced but strode into the place anyway. "Gargoyle. I knew you were around tonight," Brent said. "Your stench gave you away." Declan crossed his arms. He didn't have a plan and he probably should have. He'd winged it before in life. That had served him well. "Fiona has no idea she is fae," Brent said.

We are still trying to find an I telecom to buzz when the gates swing open of their own accord. “Well, that is not creepy at all,” Lucas murmurs from the back. “You were the one who wanted to rush here, remember?” I retort. “Yeah, I do. So what are you waiting for? Drive.” As we drive through the creepy looking, gothic gates, I can't help but feel a shiver dance down my spine. They're towering and wrought iron, with intricate designs that seem to twist and contort like they're alive. The entrance path ahead is like something out of a fantasy novel, winding and turning sharply as it disappears into a dense forest.