Keeper Of The Lost Cities Biana Novels & Stories

I asked, leaning my chin on one hand while a cruel, mocking smile curved my lips. Bianca nodded eagerly, believing her submission had finally breached my defenses. Her cheeks flushed with a dark, triumphant warmth as she waited for my command. “Then activate your encrypted burner, contact Chika, and command him to deliver a basket of blood-oranges to this medical bay when he executes his next border run,” I suggested casually. Bianca’s fragile submissive facade shattered instantly, her voice rising into a sharp, hysterical shriek. “Chika is the marked mate of the Afolayan King! Why does your wolf continue to hunt his shadow?”

Black. I jolt. Anders’s voice echoes again in my head: “Concentrate.” I try again. I reach for the warmth in my chest, the tug of the bond. But a wave of worry crashes into me, sharp and cold. Kieran, Mia says inside my mind. Her voice trembles. You need to go to him. I begin to open my eyes, but something halts me. Suddenly, an image flashes—shattered buildings, scorched earth, smoke curling into a bruised sky. A single building still standing.

‘Clever. I walked deeper into the city, awe threading through me despite the caution tightening my spine. Displays lined the streets—open-air markets housed within controlled environments, transparent barriers showcasing weapons in various stages of development. Firearms unlike any I’d seen before. Blades forged from composite metals that caught the light strangely. Energy cells, power cores, construction schematics scrolling in quiet loops. “This is where it all comes from,” I murmured. Kael followed my gaze, his expression shifting from amazement to something closer to understanding. “Weapons. Infrastructure. Tech.”

“Four sites. Four hours. No survivors.” Lucia’s voice trembled, though she tried to hide it. The words echoed through the underground command room like distant thunder. Screens flickered overhead, each one showing a different city, each one bathed in red light and ruin. Bianca stood at the center of the storm, one hand braced on the steel table. Her hair was still damp from the rain, her other hand wrapped in a bandage from where she’d crushed the burned photograph. “Show me,” she said quietly.

Even though I was born a girl, it didn't stop him from including me in all sorts of adventures, most of which were considered 'unlady-like'. Unfortunately, there was no more project funding for his future research, so we both settled into a dull existence in America. Dad worked at a small museum. He didn't mind it though and always quoted Bukowski's words, 'Find what you love and let it kill you.' Then just out of the blue, my father got a phone call from his old friend, who sent him some documents on a rare find from a medieval city — famously known as Angkor City. Before I knew it, we ended up at the Phnom Penh International Airport three days later.

"He has nothing to do with this." "He has everything to do with loyalty," Bianca replied, her face reappearing on the screen. "You have forty-eight hours to reach the Chicago harbor. Pier 42. Bring the decryption keys for the Ledger’s deep-vault. If you don't show, the old man dies. And then I start looking for your mountain cabin. I know about the Bitterroots, Enzo. I know about the silence." The screen went black.

Jacob instructed while they are on their way down. "Are we gonna do it right now?" she asked. She needs to stay for like a day or two to find answers to her questions. "Yes, no time to waste Alice!" "Ok, if that's what you want. Let's just meet outside then. You take care of yourself ok?" She held his hand and hugged him before separating ways. Jacob ran upstairs while Alice started to find her way out. Along the way, she can see skulls and bones scattered around. What are these?

Xavier’s point of view” Bianca went to the border where Katrina’s squad was and said to the people behind her, “Charge up there! Use the C-4” she ordered after shifting back to her human form. Blackfang’s soldiers pushed away Katrina’s squad members, who were defending the position. “ “Get out of the way! We will go up there!” they said, planting the bombs. “Bianca!” I rushed towards her, but she was not wavering. She was determined to make sure she succeeded. But at what cost?

I said with a gentle smile. "Just don't be too trusting, okay Luna?" He says with a note and Carina agreed. "This time I'll have to agree, Delaney. Help while keeping your gaurd up." "I'll keep a watchful eye out when I run into others. I promise. " We enjoyed our salon day and had lunch at a cute little cafe down the road. I learned pretty quickly that there a few supernaturals that live here amongst the humans. Kylo told me the office that Orion's family has is in the human city I used to live in.

Bonnie let out a sigh of relief as she lowered her exhausted feet into the warm water, then continued typing, [Banyan City is Joshua's territory, and as much as those thugs would like to think they're omnipotent, they wouldn't dare stir up trouble right under Joshua's nose. [Bonnie's right.] Luna's reply came quickly. [With Joshua around, there's nothing you have to be scared of!] [Hey, Joshua has sacrificed enough for you, and I'm not going to elevate his burden.] Gwen was determined. [Besides, they know where I am, but I have no idea where they're hidden. If I return to Banyan City, they will surely keep a close eye on me, and perhaps one day, when Joshua is out of sight, they'll capture m