Jars Of Fears Novels & Stories

"Fear is an illusion that you can destroy with the power of hope. Hope for something better, Kari. Hope for that beautiful future you keep jogging around in your thoughts. Hope will win - give the old boy a chance. He's just found hope and claimed it was because of a beautiful young photographer who just arrived in town." Kari smiled, her emotions starting to settle a little. "I want him to come home. I need to see him." Bob nodded. "I know. He will - hold tight, kiddo. Hold tight to hope." *** Kari The conversation with Bob moved around her thoughts. The old man was right and she couldn't bear the thought of worrying much more about it. Her insides were tense, her chest tight at the realiza

Very quickly, only two players were left in the shop, trembling like frightened birds. Their faces were pale with terror as they muttered. “This can’t be!” “This isn’t even a dungeon—how can so many bosses be here!” “I must be dreaming… yes, I’ll just sleep, sleep and it’ll be fine…” One was hypnotizing himself, the other had peed his pants from fear. I also smelled a strong stench coming from beside me. Jack had collapsed on the ground in terror, his pants soaked, unable to move. If he moved even a little, those bosses would immediately pinpoint his location.

He coughed, blood escaping his lips. “Rachel…” he whispered. “She’s inside… fighting him.” “Him?” My heart lurched. “Who?” Jarred’s eyes flickered with fear. “One man… just one… but he’s a monster.” Confusion and rage churned within me. One man? How could one man wreak such havoc? I squeezed Jarred’s hand, promising I’d be back, and staggered to my feet, dread coiling in my gut as I stepped deeper into the pack house.

By the time Ethan left the club, dawn was beginning to stain the horizon gray. He returned home as the world woke. The front door opened softly. She was awake. Lily stood in the corner of the hall, frozen, eyes wide with terror the moment she saw him. She retreated instinctively, back pressing against the wall, arms wrapping around herself as if expecting a blow. Fear—raw and unfiltered. It should have satisfied him. It didn’t. Ethan took a step forward. She flinched. In that instant, memory surged—her lies, her calculated affection, the way she had looked at him before everything fell apart. The same fear could be another act. Another performance.

My shoulders are tense, my posture a little too guarded. She deserves young. Uncomplicated. Easy. My stomach knots. I remember how she looked the last time I held her. Lips parted. Hair tangled. Whispering Don’t stop, not now, not later. I want to be yours. Completely. I’d never seen anything more beautiful. I’d never felt anything more terrifying. That was the night everything changed. And now, I feel like I’m standing at the edge of something again. Not passion this time. But fear. I go to the living room and drop into the couch, rubbing my hands over my face.

Fear is a bad compass. After Daniel left, Zara sat with those words. Fear is a bad guide. She had been scared her whole life. Scared that they won't have enough money. Worried that her mom might die. Afraid of letting her siblings down. Becoming afraid of becoming weak. Was she really going to let fear decide this choice as well? 9:47 AM on Friday Marcus came in looking worse than Zara had ever seen him. He had dark bags beneath his eyes. Shirt with wrinkles. Hair not combed, " she said."Did you get any sleep?" she said.

DARIUS POV The three of us are standing in the middle of the dungeons. I see Mara curled into a corner of her cell, quietly sobbing and sniffling. Justin is passed out. The wound on his face has hardly healed. The need for revenge is still churning through my veins. I want to cause more pain for them both. I clench and relax my hands, struggling with this internal battle of wanting to kill them, but needing information.

Jaselyn's POV Pure, unadulterated fear gripped me as I met Zane’s eyes. I could see the murderous intent in his gaze, like a predator closing in on its prey. His eyes were dark and hungry, and I felt like a gazelle cornered by a ravenous wolf. My breath came in short, ragged gasps as my body shook uncontrollably. The gun in my hand wavered, almost slipping from my grasp. I couldn’t keep my fingers steady, no matter how hard I tried. My instincts screamed at me to flee, but there was nowhere to go.

he asks me, furrowing my eyebrows and taking another step towards me. Then, at that moment, a scream escapes from the depths of my throat as I cower and, millisecond after the fact, a grouping of images begins to streak before my eyes. I see the fear specialists killing Belasko, the main product that Angel and Sasha watched in the copyist's night, and a group of crows advancing from inside his chest; Sassa in her room, totally terrified and trying to close her ceiling window before a hand yanks the seat she's on; I see fear specialists appearing in Dark Potland and passing by the Angels' vehicle while they're stuck in trouble; each of the young people who grabbed and transformed in their exa

The world tilted, my vision narrowing as dread swallowed everything else. Jasper stood there. His claws were out, long and deadly, glinting under the light. His eyes burned red, glowing with rage, hunger, and something dark that made my blood run cold. That look… that look had haunted my dreams for weeks. It was the look that told me I never truly belonged to myself. I stumbled back and fell onto the bed, my back hitting the mattress as I sucked in air, my chest rising and falling rapidly. My body reacted before my mind could catch up, fear flooding me so violently my hands went numb.