“You Were Just A Convenient Scapegoat.”  The walls of the interrogation room blur around me. The fluorescent lights overhead are too bright, the air too thin.  I can’t feel my…

Betrayed Behind Bars.  Zyrah’s Point of View.  “This isn’t real.” I kept assuring myself.  “It can’t be real!”  The cold bite of metal wraps around my wrists, the sharp click…

The Perfect Wife.  Zyrah’s Point of View.  The morning light filters through the curtains, painting soft golden streaks across the bedroom walls. I wake the alarm, as I always do. …

It lay on the stone floor a few feet away, still pulsing faintly… like it hadn’t realized it had been  taken out.  There was no blood on Tyler’s hands, no…

As Tyler knelt silently beside his unconscious mother, the cruel laughter of the guards continued to echo in the dungeon walls like a chorus of mockery.  They felt untouchable, they…

At that moment Tyler’s mother raised her head weakly, blinking through her tears to see the woman who had just spoken.  “I told you I was going to deal with…

The Supreme Forest was deadly, yes, but it was also sacred home to lost techniques and ancient spirits. If Tyler had entered it alone, it was near impossible he would…

At that moment the tension in the throne room was still as thick as storm clouds, everyone was waiting each breath held, each eye locked on Tyler.  The king had…

At that moment The king’s words still lingered in the room like sacred echoes.  “Like I said, I’m giving you another chance, Tyler… to choose either one of my daughters.” …

Upon hearing what Tyler just said, the room remained still, Tyler’s final words echoed quietly through the golden chamber, lingering in the minds of everyone present like a weight dropped…