Raine Owl House Novels & Stories

Owen returned to the construction site, while Callan headed back to Vale Tower to finalize quarterly dividend reports. Cassian and Elowen drove out to the eastern bluff cottage to meet the window installers. The gravel road was dry and firm under the afternoon sun. As they pulled up to the two-story wooden house, the blue expanse of the ocean stretched endlessly beneath a cloudless sky. The sound of crashing waves echoed softly against the rocky cliff below, creating a tranquil rhythm that washed over them the moment they stepped out of the car. Inside, the living room was coming together. The cream-colored sofa was pushed against the far wall, facing the floor-to-ceiling bay windows. The sm

Vane turned back to me, extending a hand toward me across the desk. "Look out the window, Maya," Vane said, gesturing toward the burning city below. "These people are chaos. They are destructive, irrational, and weak. Without structure, without a strong hand to guide them, they will tear themselves apart. I built Oakhaven to save humanity from its own worst impulses." "You built a cage!" I shouted, wiping a tear from my cheek as anger began to replace my shock. "You took away their freedom! You wiped their memories and turned them into slaves!"