Nightshift Novels & Stories

Kade built a small fire while Maya and i set up the sleeping bags in a triangle around it. "First watch." Kade announced, settling against a tree with his knife. "I'll wake Maya in three hours, then you, Sera." "Why do I get second watch?" Maya immediately asked. "Because you're a better fighter than Sera if something attacks in the middle of the night." Kade said reasonably. "So you admit I'm a good fighter." "I never said you weren't." "You implied it earlier when you...." "I did NOT imply anything..." "Both of you, stop." I said firmly. "Kade takes the first watch, Maya takes second and I take third. Can we please just agree on that?"

Something shifting. The room was dark. Slate-gray and glass. The skyline outside was a smear of fog and halflight. The kind of pre-dawn that made the city feel like it was still deciding whether to wake up or not. He reached for the phone on the nightstand. Thumbprint unlocked. Seventeen notifications. Three from Rae. One from Andre. And the rest? Media. His name in alert boldface. Noah sat up slowly, the sheets creased around his waist, and tapped open the first one.

“Sometimes it’s how you move, sometimes it’s your scent and sometimes… it’s your silence.” “I don’t give him anything.” “That’s what makes you so loud.” “Word is,” Jaylen added, “he’s picking again tonight.” Rico didn’t react. But his stomach tightened. That Night – 12:07 A.M. The intercom remained silent. Rico lay on his bunk, pretending to sleep, his heart pounding. The red dot on the camera across the room glowed. “Don’t call me.” He whispered to himself Then louder, just enough for the shadows to hear: “I dare you.”

"God, here's another poser!" My roommate, Fiona Sharpe, grinned as she shoved her phone at us. Its screen showed a student chat group where a bold message stood out. It read, "Urgently looking for a female date—must be attractive—to accompany me to a banquet. You'll receive ten grand upfront as payment."

“Yeah. There are ways for vampires to get around during daylight hours, and I kind of have a magical way of making the sunlight not hurt Lucas.” “Oh, uh. Wow.” Silence falls between us for a few seconds. I pull the band from my ponytail. “So, when’s a good time to come over? Phil and I both have the night and then tomorrow off.” “Once the sun goes down. Is that too late for Penny?” “Lord no,” she says with a laugh. “That kid hasn’t been sleeping very well lately. It’s a Wonder Week.” “What’s that?” “A growth spurt that messes with her sleep cycle, her happiness, and basically my sanity. She might be up. She might not be.”

Connor called him a vampire, and he certainly wasn't dumb to realize what this entailed. Leaving Alex to his thoughts, a large magic circle light up across the entire floor of the room. The orange light filled everywhere up for about a second. And when it went off. The room was empty and silent, everything that was broken and shattered seemed good as new as if time had rewind. This particular night would usher a new beginning the supernatural world.

It exhausted me to walk towards the hospital while suppressing my drowsiness. Drowsiness couldn’t win over me, especially when I switched to the night shift. I could already see the tall hospital building and the people in the waiting area; the ambulance at the entrance of the ER; and the families crying and handling the paperwork for the morgue. "Yhra, have you shifted?" The guard at the table joked with me as I approached for my time card. "Yes, it’s my first day on the night shift. Suddenly," I replied, then he checked my bag and signaled that it was okay.

Julian almost smiled back. Almost. Then his attention returned to the plan. He checked the security schedule. “Tomorrow night.” Zoe looked up. “Tomorrow?” “Yes.” “When?” “Eleven.” “Why eleven?” “Security does a shift change at eleven.” He pointed to the schedule. “The old team logs out. The new team takes over.” “How long?” Julian checked his phone. “There's usually a gap.” “How long?” “About six minutes.” Zoe stared at him. “Six minutes?”

What in the world did George uncover in the basement? Just then, my phone buzzed. It was a text message from an unknown number. It read, "You saw something you shouldn't have seen." I leapt to my feet and scanned my surroundings. My colleagues in the security room were scrolling on their own phones. None of them paid any attention to me. Out the window, Tom's car slowly pulled out of the main gates. It was 2:00 am. Only a soft hum from the equipment could be heard in the security room.

“Did I do it? Did I break the weight?” Valen lets out one breath and brushes his thumb over my lips just once. “It’s small, but there’s still a little tug in the back of my brain. I think one more time and we’ll eliminate it.” “Let’s do it then,” I say, my voice excited. I raise my hands up to press my fingers into his temples, but Valen catches my wrists, lowering my hands into his lap. “You need to rest, Nova,” he says, his voice calm and gentle. “You’re depleted after everything we just did. We can try again in the morning. There’s no rush. I’m not trying to get the ship off the ground right now.”