Shattered Sea Novels & Stories

“I’ll try. But right now… you’re toxic.” The call cut off. I sat frozen, the word toxic reverberating in my skull until it drowned out everything else. My pulse roared in my ears. My breaths came shallow. Everything I’d built, everything I’d bled for—gone, shattered like glass on pavement. With shaking hands, I tried to call Ethan. He'd know something. He'd know what to do, which string to pull, whom to call. But before I could shift the car into gear, a burst of headlights swerved across my windshield. Tires screamed. A black van cut and pinned me in.

The sea shuddered in pleasure. I shuddered in rage. This wasn’t how the tide was meant to turn. This wasn’t the balance I’d been promised. This wasn’t the war I’d risen for. Aria survived where she should’ve cracked. Ares rose where he should’ve fallen. And the sea the sea whispered a prophecy I had not heard before: “Three. Not two. Balance breaks in threes.” The wind froze. My heart did too. “No,” I whispered. “No, that’s not the story. That’s not how we were written.”

I read until the sun came up and my tears ran dry. And I understood, finally, why Dante Marchetti's eyes were so cold. He'd married the daughter of his nightmares. And now we were both trapped in a house built on lies and blood.

Vanessa stood frozen in the doorway of the suite. Her hair was wet from the rain outside. Her mascara had started to run. The phone in her hand, the phone with the photo of her and Marcus counting cash, was trembling like she was holding a live wire. "It is you," she whispered again. "You are supposed to be dead." Seraphina stood very still. Damien was between them. On his feet now, his whole body tense like he was about to intercept something coming fast.

she thrust the spear into the heart of the chained woman. Vitani screamed, but her cry was swallowed. Water broke through the windows, shattering the glasses and flooding the room. The furious water swept everything away, cutting open those under it with thick water blades. Sea people swam through the water, decapitating those who missed the wrath of the water.

It can decimate the entire warehouse in an instant! Violet kept screaming. "Are you insane? That means you won't be able to survive as well!" Daniel exclaimed, "I never planned to survive from the start! Kevin's the reason why my life is ruined! I want him to die with me no matter what!" At that moment, Kevin rushed up to Daniel and began beating him up by punching him repeatedly. He might be a forensic doctor, but he hung out with police officers all year round and picked up some moves from them.

Pulling one of the frame pieces out of the mess, I heaved it with all my strength and shattered the glass. I could get in now, but the snake could also get out. It dropped to the ground and headed for the opening, then shied back, moving slowly and gingerly. The broken glass cut at its scales. It was so desperate for food, it came at me anyway and let the glass slice it to ribbons. That gave me an idea. I picked up a particularly large shard of glass and waited.

I grabbed my purse and got up to leave. Jason suddenly rushed forward, blocking my way. Then, he dropped to his knees with a thud. "Kate, I know I broke your heart. I'm not asking you to forgive me, and I don't expect you to. I must've been out of my mind to get used by her so thoroughly! I just need you to let me finish…"

--- The Shardfall is aptly named. It's a region where the fabric of Lunareth itself seems to have come undone—massive chunks of land floating in midair, connected by bridges of solidified magic that shimmer like glass. Some of the islands are stable, anchored by ancient obelisks that hum with power. Others drift slowly through the air, their paths unpredictable and dangerous. Below them all, visible through gaps in the floating landmasses, is the Core Sea—that luminous blue-white abyss that marks the heart of the Shattered Sphere.