Shadowborn Luna

AI

in that room of yours and bury your head in your books." I mean, he's not entirely wrong, but I wouldn't admit it to James. Since I broke up with my ex, I sort of cra

smile. "Yes!" James pumps his hand. "Honey, it is time. Like a phoenix, you'll be reborn from the ashes, you'll come out whole and new." He's being ov

omething ancient brushing against my soul. I'm pressed against writhing bodies and the music gives me a headache. I hate it here immediately. But for James's sake, I promise to stay a while befo

ugh the pages of my life. The last couple of days have been rough. My sister was sent into foster care last week. They had caught our

" I say to the bartender mixing drinks for other patrons. He supplies gin after gin. Soon, my head begins to spin. I look for James amidst the throng o

noise. Somehow, miraculously, I'm able to wrench myself free. Cool air hits my face outside. I don't even realize I'm crying

I get for throwing caution to the wind. Damn James. But this is the least of my problems. My head is still foggy but I can tell it's not safe where I'm staying. I to

e club, even if it meant choking on all those people's stench. Ugh. I don't what's been happening to me lately, my sense of smell has greatly heightened. First, it was the rat I discovered in our ceiling th

ng. I shouldn't be out here let alone walk further away. There are abandoned cars littering the alley. I step on broken glass, p

was at the edge of a cliff, why not fall, I thought. My life is in shambles and I have nothing to lose. But that feeling is leaving me and I canno

the way I came. But I can't find the path. Blindly, terrified out of my wits, I begin to run. Someone or somet

g from all directions. "Weak as a lamb." The voice says before morphing into a shape. Slowly, it stalks me, watching me, becoming clearer with each step it

-fire eyes, my scream is