Slow Burn Novels & Stories

“No more stones,” I said. Sable already had her hands off the next one. “I see it. We fed it. We stop.” The light in the scar stayed thick and cold. It sat in the cut like a live wire laid in dirt. Each pulse threw a pale wash over the bowl. The dirt went bone-colored, then brown again. The hum ran through my teeth and into the bone behind my ears. My arm burned with the same beat. Under the bandage, the mark felt wet and tight, like the skin had shrunk around a second pulse.

while Maria got all her father's love and affection, Amber got heads turning everywhere she went because of her extraordinary beauty and tender soul. "Happy birthday sister and congratulations,dad and I have the best present for you I can barely contain my excitement. I am sure you will DIE for it." She said emphasising the word die. Amber paid no attention to her sister but decided to sit and wait for her to finish her blubbering because she knew better than to walk away from her bossy sister would get her in trouble with the father.

"I cannot be patient with you." He bounced her on himself slowly at first and repeatedly matching his thrusts into her from below. She felt his erection hit the bottom of her stomach with each bounce and thrust, she felt pain and pleasure surge though her and her cries filled the bathroom. "Omar, please slow down. It is beginning to hurt." She begged. "I can't." He moaned. "I just can't." He continued till he came close to his release and he increased his pace before he spilled into her. She collapsed back on his chest exhausted, with him still buried in her.

The blaze flared into the sky. The night filled with smoke and sparks. The stars disappeared in the haze and glowing embers. The historical saloon hotel was shaded by the inferno roaring behind it. The life Lynexia had known and loved, devoured by coruscate. Lynexia stood at the edge of the woods and watched two figures being pushed through the ruins of the entrance to the saloon. They were covered in ash, and they were pale with fear from the building, disappearing inside again. A crack was heard through the screams and flames, and another window exploded. The roof began to buckle as more smoke and sparks sprayed the night sky.

Her friends huddled together, the heat from the flames making them sweat. She was burning through the oxygen around them and they would start suffocating soon. Then, Nicholas handed his spear to Matthias and threw his own fire with hers. The bright blue she’d seen back at Shipton was equally as hot but there was a vibrancy that hers didn’t have. It weaved itself around her flames like a bright serpent and blended itself into the wall of fire until it was only white.

"We've been together for seven years. I remember coming home late one night and finding her asleep on the couch. When she woke up, her hair was a mess. She yawned as she rubbed her eyes and told me she made me soup to sober up. "That look really killed the mood, and I lost my appetite for the hangover soup she made. I suddenly realized that I don't love her anymore. She used to be my goddess, the girl I pursued for two whole years. "But now, that goddess had turned into an ordinary woman who didn't bother to care about herself anymore. But we've been together for seven years. We were classmates. Our lives are too tangled up. Breaking up isn't easy. God, what a nightmare."

It was small. A spark, a flicker—something so insignificant that it should never have changed his life. But it did. Nathaniel remembered the way the flames spread, slow at first, creeping along the edges of the old curtains before swallowing them whole. He remembered the thick, suffocating smoke curling toward the ceiling, the acrid scent of burning wood and fabric stinging his throat. His hands trembled as he tried but couldn't put it out, his heart pounding in his chest.

Panic rippled through the crowd, but not a single person stepped forward to help. While holding my breath, I pushed through the chaos and loosened Oliver's collar. "Wake up! Don't fall asleep!" But his pupils had already gone dull. He was too weak to respond. Suddenly, a still-burning cigarette butt droppped nearby and reignited the lingering hydrogen. In an instant, flames shot up toward the sky, and a wave of scorching heat slammed into us. Screams erupted around me. In the chaos, I was shoved and trampled, my wrists and ankles swollen and throbbing.

His weight tilted the bus, making a branch snap and speeding up the bus' descent. Now, even without violating any protocols, the bus could last for at most an hour. An emergency response team that was farther away would take around 40 minutes to arrive. Although the time would be tight, at least some of the passengers could be rescued. Suddenly, my phone rang. It was a call from Kyle Walker, a member of the nearby fire department and Jared's classmate. He often came over to eat with us.

Sierra’s POV She drifted in a sea of smoke and warmth, darkness curling soft and strange around her body—not cold like night, not cruel like pain, but safe. Familiar. It lapped at her skin like a tide that had been waiting centuries to find her again. Something pulsed beneath her ribs. Slow. Ancient. A heartbeat that wasn’t quite hers.