Truth After Dark Chicago Novels & Stories

Theodore finally asks. “Liliana has been taken.” In the same second, the lights come on and I throw the goggles back into my jacket. The entire place has been thrown upside down with dead bodies littered across the ground like they are confetti after a wild party. The foul stench of blood and metal pollutes the air. Some feet away from me is a destroyed chandelier sitting over a mashed combination of bones and flesh and brain matter, blood forming a large ring around the body. Theodore limps to my side, also drinking in the destruction. “What the…”

“Alexei, Maxim has disappeared with Adalina. The motel he paid cash for is empty. Do you have any ideas where we can search for him?” “Alright, I’m on it. I’ll scour the dark web for any traces of sex trafficking in the Chicago area. Maxim likes to visit pedophile chat rooms, so maybe he’s talked about his business there. Pedophiles tend to discuss upcoming events, times, and locations in dark web chat rooms. I’ll use a search engine I created that can scan the entire dark web using keywords such as ‘Chicago’, and ‘sex trade.’ Maybe something will pop up that could lead us to Adalina.” “Don’t explain. Just fucking do it!” I can barely contain my anger.

The drive into downtown Chicago was unlike anything Eden had imagined. The city shimmered in a breathtaking display of lights that danced across the mirrored surfaces of skyscrapers. Her hands were folded tightly against her chest as she gazed through the car window, trying to take in every detail of the city that felt alive in the night. Kyrell slowed the car, reversing carefully into a reserved parking space beneath a luxurious building. The underground parking lot glowed softly with pale amber lights, giving everything a warm, inviting hue. He glanced at her with a small grin as he switched off the engine.

"If I go down... promise me you'll step in. Show mercy. Keep the pact alive." Shane nodded. Jake drank another mouthful. "Good." The two stood in shadow, plotting outside the line of honor. Dawn approached with the promise of steel and blood. And Alpha Jake would not let anyone-including his own honor-stand between him and his mate. Because love, revenge, and desperation... thrive in the darkness.

We slaughtered dozens of their men, leaving only a few mutilated dogs alive to crawl back to Chicago with a single message: The Thornes are coming. Silas was already organizing the armor and the logistics for the final push. Once we took over Chicago, we are going to erase the Marcone bloodline from existence and absorb their entire empire into mine. Yet, while I was out there thriving in the carnage, this little swan had managed to slip right through my fingers. Not only had she escaped the campus, she had somehow managed to bend six of my men to her will. I stared at the blonde strands of hair clinging to her damp forehead.

Light in darkness science believes complete. Truth beneath a lie that will eventually shatter. For the first time since Cassius stole me from my home, my mate, I drift off in peace, faith in my true mate and our unseverable connection a certainty that flows through my very veins. I welcome the darkness that promises sweet dreams with Alaric by my side. Until I wake up screaming.

He stretched out with positive indolence, his eyes a pure glimmer of light below the luxuriant veil of his ridiculously long lashes. “One of my PAs from the New York office… Five-foot ten, red-headed... my perfect kind of sin,” Christophe confided softly, reflectively, his eloquent mouth taking on a sensual slant. “She was as wild and hot as I was. I got laid in my coffee break…” Frozen by appalled disbelief that he could actually be confessing to such behavior, Lara was welded to the spot. Her vocal cords were strangled.

" She says and I shake my head. The Film is based off a Horror novel; BEFORE DARK. Katie already read the book. She's a basic nerd which is understandable since she's a Writer. I only read it well tried to when Voltage brought the contract to me. "Haven't you already read the book?" I question. I push my empty plate forward then wrapped my finger around my glass of milk. "Yeah but I still don't want you spoiling the movie for me." She says with a shrug. I roll my eyes.

“You’re not sure if he’s real.” I bite my lip. “He is. I can just feel it.” “How will you go about talking to him?” “I don’t know.” “My love,” Lucas whispers, pressing his lips to mine. “You need to rest.” “I’m too anxious to sleep. I’ll go to the bar with you. Make sure everything is okay and all.” “It’ll be fine.” “Lucas.” I prop myself up on my elbow. “The whole reason we came to Chicago was to deal with this. Did you get the address for the guy who—can you open a window?”