Shutline Novels & Stories

Julian sat back in his chair and looked at the ceiling briefly, and I gave him a moment with that because it deserved one. Edmund Thorne had sat across from me yesterday and agreed to terms he had never intended to honour, and Julian had been in the room watching it happen and believing it was real. “What do we do?” Julian said. His voice was steady. “We have six hours before Edmund meets with his client and tells him the shutdown is happening,” I said. “In those six hours we freeze all four channels simultaneously. Not one. All four. Before Edmund’s meeting. Before the client knows it’s coming.”

After two sharp looks, he noticed that the hut close to the shrine that served as Osisiakalaka's temporary residence was almost filled with people who sat down at the verandah and spoke in hushed tones with a lad that had been assigned to serve as Osisiakalaka's companion while his stay lasted in Umuise. Ibekwe spotted something unusual happening in the hut. He noticed that some of the people were gaining illegal entrance into the shrine by bribing the lad with promises of gifts if they were allowed safe passage. Quickly, he moved to the hut and pretended as if he was looking for a friend. He noticed that some of the men and women that sat in the verandah were also disabled, they were either

“I, Antonio Costa, of the Brazilian Group, release my power to you, Ms. Sincere Rose Zyte.” “I, Alezeya Williams, of the Georgia Group, release my power to you.” “I, Jessica Maine, of the Washington Group, release my power to you.” “I, Noah Timber, of the New Mexico Group, release my power to you.” “I, Nakia Ahmed, of the Canadian Group, release my power to you.” The moment I’ve been waiting for has come. I stand across from Lana. Though she is keeping her composure I know she hates this.

sad memories resurfaces as I explain, “And I remember her wanting so much that I don't fall victim of that.” Omoh tilt her head downwards as though feeling guilty for provoking me with her earlier statement “Wow so what are you going to do?” she asks in an almost sorry tone. “I’m going to not see him or speak to him.” I briefly tell her. “You know you can’t change your number.” I know that. Unwana knows this number by heart and it's the only way she can reach me in case of emergency so, I can't afford to change this line. “Ok, give me your phone.” Omoh request.

One that's eating me up alive. I refocus my attention on the guys as they run through their warm-up routine of stretching and passing drills before taking shots on goal. It's like a well-choreographed dance. One I miss. The ache in my heart flares back to life. It's almost shocking to realize how painful it is to sit here and watch them. After the bottom fell out last December, I shut down and refused to think about hockey. And for a long time, it worked. Now... Not so much.

Titus remained silent. “Forget it. It’s just a small company anyway. It’s fine even if we don’t get it back. Contact some people, make some trouble, and once their funding gets cut off, Hudson naturally won’t be able to last,” Sheryl said faintly, “Just let it fall.”

It’s mostly empty, save for some round, bald-headed man. He has some bruises on his neck, but that doesn’t deter me. I’ve had worse bruises on my heart. All because of Jade. He raises a brow at me. “We’re closed.” “Till when?” He shakes his head bitterly. “I mean we’re closed forever. Someone got us shut down.” A chill runs down my spine. Someone shut them down? Who has the power to do that other than… “Sinclair?” I finish my thought out loud. “The billionaire?”

“You really think this'll be resolved soon? Don't you see that this is also a part of the grand scheme. This black out is to make sure no one knows about the shit down of Higher Wellness Pharmaceuticals. It’s to make sure everyone continues to trust the drug for the next two hours. This is the reason why higher wellness pharmaceuticals has only one branch, so that the news of its shut down doesn't reach the people on time,” Joseph said, staring into Kathrin's eyes. “Okay, So, what exactly caused this black out? Magic? An explosion? Something else?” Kathrin asked, she still maintained her calm demeanour so she could get as much information from Joseph as she could. Her facial expression was u

The moment we arrived, I wasted no time marching into the grand marble building, Zaverio right behind me. We were immediately met by our contact, Jonathan Pierce, a man who had been working within the ministry for years. His expression was grim as he led us into a private office. “Jonathan,” I said the moment the door closed. “Talk to me. What’s going on? How did this spiral out of control overnight?” He sighed, rubbing his temples before meeting my gaze. “Shawna, as of now, Lancaster Empire is under mandatory shutdown.” My stomach twisted. “You already said that over the phone. I want to know why. This is moving too fast.”

Selina chose a room with an adjoining study, bid her family goodnight, and sat down at her computer. Her online status update was like a boulder dropped into a still pond, causing massive ripples. [Shadow Heart: OMG, S is back after 48 days and 14 hours?!] [DryFin: Is that really S online in the middle of the night, or am I seeing things? Hacked account maybe?] [CryptoCreature: S, long time no see. You okay?] ... Selina ignored the flurry of messages and made an announcement to everyone. [S: From now on, terminate all support for Horizon Global.]