Novel Candle Co Novels & Stories

“I might be persuaded. But it would require significant compensation for my distress.” The clerk looked like she wanted to strangle me with her bare hands. Instead, with a trembling hand, she reached into the breast pocket of her resort polo and pulled out a single, fat white candle. She thrust it at me. “Take this. Please.” My fingers closed around the cool wax. The System pinged in my mind, information flowing in. Item Acquired: C-Grade Artifact – ‘Nightwalker’s Candle’ Description: Illuminates the path ahead. May guide the lost back to where they belong.

The conservatory was a glass box filled with humidity and the overwhelming scent of jasmine. It was 7:00 PM. Mira Kovari had decided that the theme for the evening was "Candlelight Confessions." The crew had filled the space with hundreds of pillar candles, tea lights, and lanterns, creating a flickering, fire-hazard labyrinth. Elion stood by a table laden with unlit candles. He held a long-stemmed lighter in his hand. His thumb hovered over the trigger.

Landed on three thousand silent shields. Luna looked down at the candle by her feet. She bent over. Picked it up from the stone floor. The body of the candle was faintly damp from the snow. The wick was still intact. She held the candle in her left hand. Her right hand unhooked the flint from her waist. "You've said your piece. My turn." The flint sparked. A spark struck the wick. A tiny flame bloomed. The fine snow landed on the flame and melted instantly. The flame did not die.

“Jace and I grew up here. It’s home.” “Must be nice to have roots somewhere,” I said softly, thinking of my own restless past. “You didn’t?” he asked, genuinely interested. I shook my head. “Not really. I never felt like I belonged anywhere.” Nolan’s voice softened, almost a whisper. “Maybe that changes now.” I looked at him, surprised by the sincerity in his tone. There was something about the way he said it that made my breath catch. At the candle stall, I picked up a candle labeled "Forest Mist," inhaling the soothing scent of pine and cedar.