The Breakable Novels & Stories

Yet, in his black coat, Gabriel's figure remained as upright as ever. His gaze was cold and menacing, brimming with the ominous calm before a tempest. "Get out!" he roared. I immediately stood to leave. Behind me came the sound of a glass shattering, followed by Dillon's furious shouting and Miranda's muffled sobs. The sound of harsh slaps rang through the room. Gritting his teeth, he endured the pain and shouted in fury, "Get out of here! All of you! Who gave you permission to come see me? I don't want to see anyone!"

My desktop screen glowed quietly in front of me. I tried focusing. Tried pretending I was just another employee working an ordinary job. But every small movement reminded me otherwise. The sting on my skin from Laney’s slap earlier. The missing piece beneath my dress. The memory of Romane’s eyes watching me from that jewellery store. God. I pressed my fingers against my temple tiredly. What was happening to my life? I felt not in control anymore after a very long time. My marriage was cracking apart in silence. Laney was becoming more possessive by the day. And somehow Romane had suddenly reappeared after years like a ghost refusing to stay buried.

"Please..." My voice broke. "Help me.”

EVELYN I make it to my car before I completely break down. The tears come hot and fast, blurring my vision until I have to pull over in a parking garage just to breathe. This cannot be happening. Not again. Not when I finally started to feel happy again. My phone rings. Tonia. I almost do not answer but I know she will just keep calling. "Hello?" "Evie? What's wrong? You sound terrible." "Everything is falling apart."

Watch me break. Until there was nothing left but ash.

whispering from everywhere at once— “You broke it.” A pause. Long. Heavy. “And now… something worse can begin.”

But Lucas, as if consumed by rage, grabbed her hair and slammed her onto the glass coffee table. The sharp sound of shattering glass, accompanied by Lilith’s scream, echoed through the room. Shards of glass flew everywhere, cutting into Lilith’s face. Blood gushed out, staining her clothes red. Her brother rushed forward to save her, only to be met with a brutal punch to the temple from Lucas. He groaned, fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then laid still. That punch took his life instantly. Lucas stood in the wreckage of the living room, letting out low, chilling growls.

I think I am broken. -----------

They melt back into the bewildered crowd as quickly as they appeared. The Child stands immobile, observing the spot where the shard vanished. Their expression is unreadable, a mask of icy detachment. "Fragment acquired by hostile entities. Containment breach probability: elevated." The rain falls. The city moves on, oblivious. The woman weeps over her shattered mug. The loop is broken, but reality feels thinner. Brittle. Kieran is silent inside me, a spent echo. The Child is a statue carved from starlight and indifference. And the Council has a piece of the broken mirror. A key.

He looks at the mattress and sees a puddle of blood where his ass was. Aiden turns away from the bed and staggers around the room, Tears run down his face as he cries. His vision is blurry as he looks through his tears, looking for something, but he's unsure what. Not until his eyes land on something, and he knows that's what he needs. Aiden stumbles across the basement toward the piece of broken metal hanging from the radiator. He grabs it and begins pulling as hard as he can. He wiggles and pulls on it until it finally breaks off.