Thin Veil I walked the line between life and death. An ill-fated gamble from my youth left me not quite on the mortal plane and not able to move beyond. I have seen hundreds if not thousands pass from one life to the next before me, but I was never free to join them inContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 2”
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Spook-tober: Day 1
By Amber Averay Check Amber out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEnchantmentSeries Magic I sat in the darkened cupboard, ears straining for any sounds beyond the doors. Nobody had noticed I was missing, and that suited me perfectly: might as well utilise an invisibility I’d long been marked with. It used to annoy me, when I was youngContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 1”
Spook-tober: Day 1
Magic It was an unseasonably warm autumn night–the musk of fall felt out of place without the chill. She’d made plans months ago to go walking in the woods up in the hills for the autumn solstice. At the time it felt like such a romantic notion, but now it was sticky, humid and moreContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 1”
Stormy
The night was clear with brilliant stars shining brightly, but lightening stuck the horizon and a thunderous boom echoed through the night. Birds screamed in terror and fled from their roosts. Predators and prey alike, came streaming down from the hills in panic. Something was very wrong. Ginny flew from her bed and thrust herContinue reading “Stormy”
Iron
He came to on a desolate beach. Splintered wood and debris surrounded him, and his head pounded with every beat of his heart. He rolled over and vomited sea water as a culmination of his ordeal. Yes, he was alive, but for how much longer. He rolled away from the lapping waves and dragged himselfContinue reading “Iron”
Chaos
She walked through the darkness and the withered trees alone, but not lonely. The moonlight shown through the trees and an ethereal mist rose at her feet, and a brilliant orb appeared at a her shoulder. For years she hid what she was, but tonight she was stepping out on her own. Wolves howled andContinue reading “Chaos”
Rend
Rend My life had gone from practically heaven to hell on earth in the space of a week. I found out everything I believed was just one cataclysmic lie after another. I thought turning twenty-one was the start of true adulthood and not the end of life as I knew it. I was determined toContinue reading “Rend”
Golden
He didn’t want to be like everyone else. He’d been raised to be poised perfect, and professional, but inside he was none of those things. He loved his family with all his heart, but their expectations were crushing and unrealistic. He wanted to change all of that. He wanted to be free to make hisContinue reading “Golden”
Status
She was motivated by fame and fortune–everything she had to say dripped with brilliance and intuition. Her followers ate it up, and she lived for the attention. It fueled her day and spurred her passion. She didn’t know how she’d gotten through the day without it. Here schedule was incredibly busy, even if her familyContinue reading “Status”
Passion
I loved the night–it made me feel alive. Long ago, the nights were quiet, and hardly another soul would be out on the streets late at night. Electric street lights had changed everything, and I was ecstatic. The nights were so alive, and I revelled in it. Over the years I’d gotten very good atContinue reading “Passion”
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