Thrall Of Bones Novels & Stories

*** Not from the rift. From the land. *** Old bones. Buried deep beneath the soil of Valros. Soldiers from wars long past. Creatures that had died defending this very border. *** They stirred. *** Raven felt them. Hundreds. Waiting. *** Ready. *** The power surged through her— cold. Familiar. Tempting. *** Raise them. End this quickly. Crush the threat before it spreads. *** The first Demonkin charged. *** The line held. Barely.

The candles flickered, casting shadows that reached like arms. Outside, the fog had returned. It crept under the cracks in the Bone House walls, quiet and slow. Underneath their boots, the floorboards trembled. Just once. A heartbeat in the bones. And they all knew: the dreams were only the beginning. Something old had noticed them. And it had started to listen.

The family elders, too, were put off by her harsh words and quickly filled me in with their overlapping explanations. That's when I found out that Rosa was blowing through the company's cash over the past ten days. Then, we could not cover the billion-dollar penalty for bailing on the arms deal with the Romano family, and our business partners were bailing left and right, demanding payback. Sebastian was already up to his neck in trouble. If they could not settle those debts, the other families would close in on them. So, it was a big deal after all. No wonder he was freaking out.

His tone dripped with arrogance as he said, "Chloe, you're an outsider. Don't think too highly of yourself. The council has always decided how supplies are distributed." I looked up at him, my gaze icy. "Eddie, pack supplies belong to all members. They are not the elders' private property. According to pack law, anyone caught stealing communal resources loses three months of privilege. Repeat offenders are exiled to the borders." He hadn't expected me to defy him, and his expression darkened instantly. "How dare you threaten me!" "I'm only following the rules," I replied, tossing the ledger in front of him. "Here are 20 snow leopard pelts, 15 vials of Moonlight Elixir, and ten pounds of wolf

With his voice lowered, he said, "If you have something to say, say it directly. Beating around the bush isn't your style." Daniel replied, "What I mean is, Kristen is already dead. So, whose bone marrow are you planning to use to save your sweetheart this time?"

“Take over. I don’t care how loud, how destructive—just take the reins.” Finally, Thorin growled in my mind. I felt his presence surge, his energy coursing through my body like a tidal wave. My muscles tensed as the shift began. Bones cracked, my skin burned, and the familiar rush of the transformation consumed me. It wasn’t long before I stood on four powerful legs, my senses heightened, my thoughts merging with Thorin’s. “Let it out,” he urged, his voice deep and primal. I didn’t need any more encouragement. Throwing my head back, I let out a deafening howl that echoed through the trees, shaking the very ground beneath me.

Soon, it would be Kaerith’s fate to meet him. Kaerith’s steps faltered as the presence of something cold slid over her skin. The bones under the ground stirred, and the chains at her wrists rattled on their own. “Kaerith Virelyn,” the bones whispered from the fortress. From the beast waiting inside. She squeezed her eyes shut, her throat tightening around the gag. It knows my name…how is that possible? Thornek’s brow twitched. His gaze flicked from her to Narkhul. “It knows her name? How’s that possible.”

Dawn growled, her golden form alert, tail high, the red light glinting in her eyes, the bone shards crunching, the air crackling, Tess’s loyalty a shield, the hollow’s heat a crucible. Vrynna’s staff slammed into the ground, the runes flaring, the curse’s hum rising to a deafening roar, the ground splitting beneath the altar, red light erupting, bone golems rising from the cracks, their forms jagged, eyes glowing red, the heat spiking, the stalactites shattering, crimson liquid raining down, the hollow trembling violently, the battle for the pack’s legacy erupting in a storm of fire and shadow, the crescent moon’s light a distant hope above.