Stone Crown Fear And Hunger Novels & Stories

"Fear this specific, this deeply hidden, is not merely information. It is a door. The same way your compassion was a door I walked through to build this cage, your fear is a door I intend to walk through to finish what I came here for." DANTE "Finish what," I demand, though some cold, sinking part of me already suspects the answer. "The claim," the Hollow Crown says. "I do not need the throne to sit empty in the usual way. I do not need Seraphina to finish severing every debt properly before I claim what waits beneath.

In a matter of seconds, one life was taken and it was enough to scare the hell out of the other two. Ignoring that one lifeless body as if he meant nothing in this world, the king moved to the second one. He let him feel the cold touch of his sword first and gave him three seconds to speak, creating and building more tension and fear within the second assassin’s mind. After three seconds, he raised the weapon but before he could cut off his head, he got an answer. “Yes!” the second assassin screamed at the top of his lungs, fear enveloping his entirety and tears damping his cheeks. “Yes, yes. We are working under the queen. She… she gave us the order to kill the royal concubine.”

--- The Crown screamed. Its helix burned white-hot, the scar splitting my palm as raw power erupted-not lightning, but something older, rawer. The roots recoiled, the grove shrieking as the storm devoured it. The Rootmother howled, her thorns blackening, but I didn't stop. I couldn't. Jason fell, the roots crumbling to ash. I caught him, his weight familiar, his breath ragged at my throat. "Kelly..." The Crown's scar was spreading, tendrils of light snaking up my arm. The Rootmother's laughter echoed, even as her form disintegrated. *"You think this a victory? You have only fed the *hunger*."*

Crown HUD (new crimson alert): THREAT DETECTED – HOLLOW CHOIR Origin: Unknown Method: Identity theft via consumption of crown fragment Current targets: Any heir with < 15 pieces Projected arrival: 72 hours I look at the three new kids, at their too-old eyes and fresh grief, and feel the weight settle on my shoulders. They’re going to fight with us. They’re going to become ours. And at least one of them isn’t going to make it to graduation. I hate that I already know that. But right now they’re alive, and scared, and looking at me like I might be the answer.

I tell myself, my voice muffled by the dense greenery. I continue onward, my heart thumping in my chest as that persistent sense of being followed hounds my every step. At one point, I’m sure I hear a branch breaking behind me, and I whirl around, only to see nothing but blackness between the trees. It’s taking everything I have not to give in to full-blown panic, and I’m so caught up in my fear that I almost don’t notice the small stack of stones at the base of one of the upcoming trees. Relief washes over me as I come to a stop in front of it, bending down to examine it more closely and see what is resting right on top of it. A three pointed stone. It looks like a star, made of pure black

It moved toward my mouth, the nausea feeling crawled up in my stomach, my heart screamed, no, please. It stopped in front of my mouth. Knowing I couldn’t move my hand, right now I was ready to eat even from the hands of the most disgusting person on earth and that was no one but him, Xavier Stone. My stomach growled with hunger. I didn’t open my mouth. Having no option, I slowly looked up but instantly regretted it. His eyes are intense. Dangerous. Terrifying. My hand gripped my dress tightly. My heart was pounding in my chest as I gulped down my fear.

Kendra's POV I don't know how long it's been since Ryker took me. I haven't seen much of him just his stupid henchmen. They bring me food and water but I hardly touch it. I drink the water to keep me hydrated but I refuse to eat anything because I am afraid that it may be drugged. The door opened and Hunter stood in the doorway. "I see you haven't eaten again. Look, Kendra, I know that you don't trust us but you have to eat." I just looked at him then looked away. He picked up the tray of food and walked back to the door. "Fine have it your way. I'm sure Ryker will be thrilled to know that you are refusing to eat." He closed the door behind him and I just curled up into a ball the best I cou

My insides churned and howled when he sucked the tiny drop of blood locking his gaze with mine. My breath hitched as he swirled his tongue and closed his eyes with a satisfied smile before loosening his hold on my hand and I immediately retracted it and cradled it to my chest. W-what was this tingly sensation in my stomach? Why my heart couldn’t stop hammering? Cassius muttered something under his breath and my cheeks flared with embarrassment. “Crowns aren’t just rhinestones and gold, they are made up of discipline, determinant and a hard-to-find alloy called courage, do you deem yourself worthy of the such a title?”

They too were sure to last forever. •~• It is funny how these two couples started off with a kidnapping. A huge mistake. It started with FEAR on the parts of Hosun and Jun . It then turned into SUGAR for Yoonjin & Hosun (a relationship based on money and paid favors) & LUST for Namgyu & Seokjun. And finally, after going through all three stages of Fear, Sugar and Lust, They ended up falling in LOVE. A feeling that brought them nothing but happiness and satisfaction, in the end. 💜 FIN 💜 ----------------------------

Darina suddenly asked while moving another piece from the chess. “I fear nothing, Your Highness.” “Why so?” “We have come at a lowly point. What then should make us fear if we come again to it?” While Rowen respects Darina’s authority ever since he met her, Rowen still sees Darina as someone who can relate to himself. “After all we were not born bearing the title. We yield that which we work much but, we lose that which we must tend to lose. What we should have thought in the first place was that we never owned anything. ”