Mystery
Chapter Three: The Laboratory Raid (Shadows of Orion)
The Calm Before the Storm The stolen SUV blended into the industrial sprawl outside Denver, but its occupants were anything but inconspicuous. Sam and Maya sat in silence, parked a safe distance from the lab, each lost in their thoughts.
By Marveline Merab2 years ago in Fiction
Chapter Two: A Reluctant Alliance (Shadows of Orion)
Out of the Woods Maya’s rental car was a beat-up sedan that seemed one pothole away from collapsing entirely. Sam tossed his duffel into the backseat and slid into the passenger seat, eyeing the dashboard covered in empty coffee cups and candy wrappers.
By Marveline Merab2 years ago in Fiction
The Phantom’s Song
Isla had never spoken a word in her life. Born mute, her world was filled with silence, broken only by the sounds of nature and the occasional whispers of the wind. She had learned early to read the world around her, to understand the subtleties in the faces of others, the rhythms in the air. But the absence of sound had never made her feel less alive. In fact, she often felt more connected to the world than anyone who relied on words.
By Timi mayowa2 years ago in Fiction
The Clockmaker’s Apprentice
Liam had always loved the ticking of clocks. It was a sound that had been a constant presence in his life, a soft, reassuring rhythm that echoed through the quiet corners of the orphanage where he grew up. The clocks in the orphanage were old, their brass gears worn with age, and their hands forever stuck at the same time. To the other children, they were nothing more than forgotten relics of a past life. But to Liam, they were treasures, mysteries that he longed to understand.
By Timi mayowa2 years ago in Fiction
Chapter 1: The Catalyst (Shadows of Orion)
Sam Kincaid’s cabin was the kind of place you didn’t find unless you were looking to disappear. Tucked into the dense pine forests of Montana, it had no Wi-Fi, no phone signal, and the nearest neighbor was a grizzly bear with a bad temper. Sam liked it that way.
By Marveline Merab2 years ago in Fiction
The Echo Garden
The air was thick with the scent of rain-soaked earth as Lila stepped into the forest. Her boots squelched on the muddy path, her arms clutching a satchel filled with gardening tools. She had come to these woods countless times, searching for rare plants to study, but this trip was different.
By Timi mayowa2 years ago in Fiction
The Veil Between Worlds
Mira Ellison was known as the finest seamstress in the small village of Willowmoor. Her hands worked with the precision of a master artisan, turning simple cloth into garments of unparalleled beauty. Despite her skill, she lived a modest life, her days spent at her loom and her nights dreaming of a world beyond the rolling hills that bordered her home.
By Timi mayowa2 years ago in Fiction
Belt. Content Warning.
Bethan's question is met with silence. For a minute, she thinks that she has been left and she feels a stab of fear that Dave could come to any minute and finish her off. If he is able to. She's not sure which eventuality she is more scared of.
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Fiction
