Uncanny Collectables Novels & Stories

Red. Just the color red, deep blood red burning hot. Lilly's sight was like someone covered her eyes with a red piece of paper. A chill ran down Lilly's spine as she felt her body move of its own accord. Moving up from the bench by the lake and pulling her forward. Her legs moved to bring her closer to where she imagined the lake would be. Mates? What are they, werewolves in some messed-up fairytale? War since 1917? They're in the twenty-first century! This is a dream she's still asleep in her room asleep with that loveable loser on the floor.

He just smiled like the troublemaker he was. After our moment together, he slipped a card into my hand. Card 30—done. I looked down at the design. Lined up the pieces, matched the patterns— The full image snapped into place. A pitch-black door slowly took shape. Right then, that voice rang out: [Congrats, Yaya. You've collected all visit cards from Dark Citadel. The gate to the real world is now active.] [At 11 PM, the interworld gate will appear. Surviving players, bring your family to the first floor to exit. Miss the window, and you're stuck here for good.]

I swallowed what I could, coughing and gasping, the rest painting me like a claimed whore. Cole looked down at my ruined, cum-covered face with pure, dark satisfaction. “This weekend was just the beginning, Amber. You’re not leaving. You’re ours now. Body, mind, and that greedy little soul.” Jake stroked my hair almost gently, but his fingers tightened possessively in the strands. “Welcome to the family, baby. You’re never going back to normal again.”

Something moved in the corner of my eye. I scanned the room—no one. Just the dark stretching across the walls. With that relief, I swallowed hard, dragging the sheets over my flushed body. My fingers moved again anyway, slow, teasing, trembling, desperate. I couldn’t help it. My body wanted him, needed him, even knowing it was impossible.

I rose to my feet and approached it, pulled the shelve over and my eyes beamed in awe at what I saw. A secret tunnel.

Yet, Hunter finds comfort in Trent's steady presence, relying on his bondmate's confidence to lead them through the murky underworld. Trent reaches the first room on the right, and Hunter tries to follow him in but realizes it is more like a small closet. He hovers by the entrance, maintaining a cautious look-out to make sure no one sees Trent accessing their account. Inside, Trent approaches the CCD—the Credit Coin Dispenser. The tall metal column with a crystal panel halfway up functions as their monetary exchange system.

An unknown ID. ‘This is your last chance. Make your decision now or regret it forever.’

"Such an entrepreneur! I'll keep this, and I'll introduce you to some friends who might need your services." Harper thanked her enthusiastically. After dinner, Yvonne's driver picked her up, and I drove Harper's car back to her apartment. The moment we stepped inside and put down our bags, Harper pulled me to the couch, excitement radiating from her as she pulled out her phone. "Know what this is?" she asked, displaying a strange app on her screen. "No games. Just tell me," I urged. "You're no fun," Harper pouted before her expression brightened again. "This, my friend, is the key that will send Cici White to prison."

Ghost doesn’t say anything; he’s just looking at the screen and pressing more buttons. “You won’t find her. She’s legendary, even to people like me.” The Collector taunts me; my anger finally flares over. I reach down and grab the knife. With one swift yank, I pull the knife free, which causes blood to gush down his chest. He groans and whimpers; it's music to my ears as I crouch down and dangle the blood knife between my legs.

Malakai said and it made the most sense of why they are still here. "Do you have a visual? We could send a team. And bam, they die" Aiden said, and Alec looked at his friend amused. He was so childlike sometimes. "Unfortunately, it isn't that simple. He could somehow know if anyone's nearby. We can't risk it or we'll lose them again." Alec explained to them who understood what he meant. "He’s right. There are cameras around and traps. Only Serena must know where they are and only she can disable them from her phone." Malakai assumed..