Inferno Novel Dan Brown Novels & Stories

Adalyn Darkness surrounded me, I could hear some faint noises, but my eyes refused to open. I tried to move any part of my body, but it was useless. I felt another prick in my neck and slowly feeling started to return. I’m not sure how long it took but I was eventually able to open my eyes. The light in the room was blinding. It took a few minutes for my eyes to adjust. “Welcome back to the land of the living.” I tried to move my arms, and when I looked, I realized I was in chains. I pulled on them but there was no slack. It looked like I was in a cell and it had to be underground. There were no windows anywhere. They had spotlights set up with the cords running under the bars at the door.

Cynthia messaged me, savoring every bit of their trouble, and updated me on how they were doing. When Alan learned I was truly married, he fell into a spiral of despair. He shut himself in, drinking himself into oblivion. After a night of heavy drinking, Brenda took advantage and disguised herself as me. In his drunken haze, Alan accidentally ended up in bed with her. He married her, though he did so unwillingly. Life after marriage was pure chaos. Brenda's selfishness and recklessness came to light, and when Alan sought a divorce, she stabbed him in rage. She was certain Alan had betrayed her as well. After stabbing him and knowing she couldn't escape, she ran to the Samson residence and se

Eight: A Deal with the Devil Dominic POV The bourbon’s amber glow caught the dim light filtering through the warehouse’s grimy windows, casting long shadows across the scarred wooden table. The room was thick with the scent of aged oak, faint cigarette smoke, and stale air. The fluorescent bulbs overhead buzzed, their harsh light emphasizing the dark circles under my eyes. My glass was empty, the ice long since melted into a relic of the countless refills I’d had throughout the night. The sharp bite of the bourbon lingered on my tongue, a fleeting warmth against the chill that had settled into my bones as the hours ticked by.

I bestow my baneful life to eternity. Grant me your benediction. At that an enormous light filled the room, I am once again be punished to live alone... For eternity. I held the knob and turned it, my worried face covered my soul, "Leana! Hurry. Dante, come here.” Leana took Geanne and alerted Dante, they all ran towards my place, towards salvation... When everyone’s inside, I immediately took the key and shut the door, I held the knob tightly so it won’t be opened. The light that filled the room is blinding us. As it fills the room, I feel the pain in exchange of travelling through time and for my immortality.

So Stefano immediately picked me up and we jumped down as if nothing had happened. He immediately put me on the ground and my feet automatically moved to run. My body seems to be telling me to avoid chaos. That I must save myself because just one mistake could cost my life. But I was stopped in my running when suddenly something exploded in the distance and there was a crack in the ground. I turned back to where I came from and was almost stunned by what I saw. It was pure darkness, which seemed to say there was no future. Monsters descending from the sky now heading straight for us.

“I’m going to kill her! But I need to find her first”. Abaddon crawled on the rough stairs with a loud groan. His body was injured and one part of his horn was missing, he looked more horrible than he already was. “I am going to kill her!”. He repeated, as if that would alleviate his suffering. Abaddon knew his suffering had just begun and it probably won’t end anytime soon. He knew he was extremely stupid crawling back here like he had not failed an important mission, he had a lot of guts. A lot of guts to die.

He was 32, thin, and always looked nervous. “I copied the security files before the system deleted them,” Daniel said. “I saw everything. You looked like you enjoyed it.” Sarah felt sick. “What do you want?” Daniel stepped closer. “I want to fuck you too. Right now In your car. Then I will delete the video.” Sarah looked around. The garage was almost empty. She felt trapped. “If I do this, you promise to delete everything?” “Yes.”

"I'll let you out when you stop having evil thoughts, Yvonne Linnus!" Then, he turned and left, closing the only door to the basement without hesitation. Darkness enveloped me. In pain and despair, I closed my eyes. I didn't actually know how I died. The last thing I remembered was the dark basement; ever since then, my consciousness had been hazy. I thought that my life had ended at 18. I didn't know that souls could still linger after death. Aunt Caroline fell silent when she saw the obvious anger on Dad's face.

I can’t help but think it was the beginning of that personal forgiveness. The dimly lit basement, hidden beneath the mansion, holds secrets that few would dare to uncover. The air is cold, heavy with the scent of damp stone and the palpable tension that has settled within its confines. In the shadowy recesses of the underground cells, we three stand, Ali, Gin, and I, our expressions etched with a mix of determination and unease.

I didn’t want to want him this much. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. But it was. In the silence between us, filled only with ragged breaths and the pulse of need, the world outside seemed to fade away. The danger, the bombs, the lies—it all disappeared. All that was left was him. And I was falling, deeper into the darkness, unable to stop myself. And I wasn’t sure I ever wanted to. 1 AQSA The smell of smoke and burning metal clung to the air as I stepped over the debris.