Hood Nights Novels & Stories

" Rome said with his drunk voice, but she did not listen to him. She's used to him now. It's been a year since they married, and this is how their scene has always been every night. Rome would come home at dawn, drunk, and she would take care of him, and then the next day, the two of them would act as if nothing had happened like their relationship was okay. One of their housemaids tried to help her, but she refused. She can take care of her husband very well. She managed to take Rome to his room on the house's second floor. Yes, they do not sleep in the same room. They have been married for a year but still do not sleep in the same room. Rome could not even look at her face.

: Night Watch Tuesday, October 6th, 2026 Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Virginia 2:00 am Silence surrounds the night; the air has a cold heart. No cars are roaming the streets or a person in sight. All of the stores are closed. The nearby neighbors are sound asleep. The sidewalks are filled with trash. Feral cats are fiddling around with the litter. Some cars are on the curb, including a Charlottesville Police Dodge Charger. Flashing lights of red, white, and blue are not on.

~ If only tonight, If this is all I got, If I can't have your love, I won't get back up this time. If only tonight, I'll race you to the sun, before the morning comes, if I can change your mind. It's only tonight, and tomorrow you're gone, and we're just a song, singing along...~ Music blasted on the speakers. She sang along with the song, driving down the gravelly road. The wind rushed in through the open windows, blowing her auburn hair around. The road was surrounded by a thick forest on either side.

Easier way to sneak into the room without mom catching me. It was 5p.m towards twilight when my Dad arrived. No sooner did he arrived that we heard someone knocking our door. I heard my mom and dad disagreement which, on the aftermath I realized that mom denied my dad's idea of taking me to a psychiatrist hospital the next day, Wednesday which night is a full moon .

I looked over at him. "Auntie, where is Jacob?" "You’ll meet him where we’re going." "What? Is he there in your land?" Auntie didn’t answer. As expected, it took us almost four hours to travel before we could finally enter the town proper. It was almost midnight, and we were getting close to the land that Auntie had talked about. Even though the dark moon hasn’t come yet, we are already feeling its weak effects. It only happens once every 25 years, so Jasper and I, who are both younger werewolves, are experiencing it for the first time.

“Everyone is staying in these big white yurts-tent things tonight, we don’t drive back until morning. We have one to ourselves….” “Tents? For fuck’s sake,” he muttered angrily, “it’s like everyone has lost their damn minds,” then stood, walking down the emptied aisle alone. Helena and the yellow-eyed Luna Hollie looked at me with an unbearable amount of pity. Excusing myself with a blush I headed towards the next marquee wondering what fresh hell awaited. The band started up and joyous dancing begun. In anticipation of the full moon tonight Beta’s from every pack were all trying to make connections, ensure promises for dances and potential romance.

The house was silent when Maxine tucked Noah into bed. He curled beneath the blanket, his thumb brushing against his cheek, soft and sleepy-eyed. She kissed his forehead gently, whispering a promise that she’d be back soon. Just a quick check on the construction site, nothing more. Her parents were in the living room watching an old crime show, and when she told them she had to step out for a short while, they nodded without concern.

ANDY’S POV I barely slept a wink last night and I seriously hate the fact I couldn’t because I tried so much to just close my eyes but my own words kept hunting me. Maybe I was too harsh on Angela last night and I realized that like few hours into the night. I run my hand through my hair as I swing my feet off the bed and walk into the living room. I did not have dinner yesterday because of what happened and I was feeling so hungry right now. I step into the kitchen to fix something for myself, and settle for some leftover pizza, literally wolfing it down in seconds

This little performance should help remind her exactly what a spectacular deal she’ll be getting down the road, after she’s completely done with little Julian and riding off into the sunset with me. She’s nice and loose afterward, wearing nothing but one of my unbuttoned button-down shirts while sitting comfortably on the leather couch with a cold bottle of water. “Halloween? That’s... that’s actually brilliant, Christian,” she says, nodding slowly after I lay out the calendar logic for her. “Oh, and Grace Village—you probably don't know that town goes completely dark at seven o’clock.” I didn’t. But now I do, watching her eyes light up as she explains the regional ritual.

Because, if he ever had a bad plan, he would have killed me right then. But, no. I only felt him watching me intently while asleep every night without fail. Creepy, isn’t it? It started right after my birthday party and dad invited almost all magnates around the world. He basically turned my special event into a business coalition. Not that I begrudge him that. He did make up for me during the weekends and celebrated a private occasion just for me and mom at our private beach resort. Time check 11:30PM. The light from my desk alarm blinked red.