In Broad Daylight Book Novels & Stories

" My mother sat frozen on the ground, her gaze empty as she stared at the check. Samuel's silhouette faded away. The blood on my mother's arms and legs had turned to a dark crust. The relentless sun baked her, turning her skin a deep red. Time seemed to stand still until, at last, she stirred. She lowered her head and let out a cry of despair so raw, it echoed the pain of a creature in its final moments. "Yocelyn, how could you have loved a man like that?!" Beneath the harsh sun, I broke out in a cold sweat. My heart ached as I stayed by my mother's side, wishing I could wrap her in my arms and shield her from the world. However, to protect a man like that…

~This is a two part book. This is Eve's story.~ I was just getting back from my last class of the semester and I wandered into my apartment to look for something to eat. It was after 9 at night and my roommate Violet was out with her boyfriend. I saw a huge pile of mail on the counter and began to pick through it while I waited on my frozen dinner in the microwave.

Then the power window rose and they were pulling away. Richard watched the dark blue sedan vanish down Brazier Drive. He touched his cheek absently where Rainey’s lips had been, not sure of anything that had just happened, or why. Tossing the tattered book into the Chevy without thinking, he turned toward the house and started up the porch steps. Blondie was still out back, he could hear, barking her head off. The front door to the Deadmond home stood ajar. *** A chill breeze stirred as night began to fall across the valley. Lights came on slowly throughout town, like sluggish fireflies coming to life. Other lights were going off, the day’s business already done.

Dark. Too dark. No streetlights reached this far. No sound of traffic. Just emptiness— And intent. Emma stepped out of the car, her eyes adjusting slowly to the lack of light. Brian walked beside her. Close. Alert. “Stay near me,” he said quietly. “I don’t wander,” Emma replied. A faint flicker crossed his expression. Then they moved forward. Inside— The darkness deepened. Hazel stood near the center. Barely visible. An officer adjusted the small microphone clipped beneath her collar. Another secured the body cam, hidden beneath layers of fabric.

The world tilted. My knees buckled. My fingers loosened. My phone fell. Darkness swallowed everything. My last conscious thought was a raw, horrifying realization. These weren't Damien’s men. This was the loan shark Dawn took money from And I collapsed.

Living in black and white has its pros and cons and the grey can be complicated but it is worth everything. I exit the restaurant as soon as I get free. Dusk is falling with hues of red and orange. Plinio must not be at the apartment, so I decide to walk. I come across a stationary shop and I buy a diary with a dark blue cover. My legs have produced an aching amount of lactic acid and the sun has set when I reach his apartment. I am met with Dalton in the elevator, again. But this time I know he's blind hence the stick in his hands.

Zamira Street was much more crowded than in Nilek, I was pushed several times by people hurrying past, forcing me to practically snuggle up to the nearest house. Lost, doll? - someone said cheekily from the side. I turned towards the voice and involuntarily recoiled. The man smiled, and his grin looked frankly frightening, and inconspicuous clothes and a blade clearly sticking out from under the vest hinted at belonging to a not very law-abiding part of the population. And this is in broad daylight in the capital? I was not at all afraid of him, an ordinary man, even an armed one, is not a rival to the dark one. But taking advantage of the darkness in broad daylight in front of a bunch of pe

- grandma assured her fervently. Miyuki only managed to nod her head slightly, because somewhere in the distance she heard the increasingly clear sound of her alarm clock. Eventually the room and her grandmother disappeared, replaced with darkness, and shortly thereafter, Miyuki opened her eyes and was briefly blinded by the morning sun shining through the curtains. ~~~~~~~~~

[THE SAME DAY…] NIGHT, The wind blew its stinging kisses on David’s warm skin, which was slowly becoming cold. His hair whipped fast as the gentle breeze continued to play hide and seek on the strands of his hair. There, he slouched with undistinguished fright as he watched the broad back of Mr M, whose hand was hidden deep into the pockets of his trousers while his other free, gloved hand carefully held tight on his cigar. The mafia don puffed smoke out as his eyes admired the night sky above them.

The heat that ran through her cheeks made her inter-turmoil worse. It didn't how close she was, Harlow struggled to gain a look at the sudden intruders face as it was covered with the shadowy darkness the hoodie they seemed to be wearing provided. It was obvious it was a male, he was extremely tall. That was all she could get from what was in front of her, a tall figure who wore extremely dark clothing. Alarm bells ran through her, the man seemed sketchy but somehow she wasn't running the other way, there was something about him that just didn't seem to worry her.