Tag: assassins
Brittle Under Pressure
Content Warning: Adult themes and violence. Siro stumbled through the door, head swimming, eyes blurred. Blood oozed through his fingers as he held his side and took a seat at the bar. He pulled the coat he’d stolen closer to his body to hide the wound from view. It was bad. It was a ...Shadow Field Chronicles, Part I: Declaration
“Today’s the day.” He sits on the edge of his bed, expecting his hands to shake and become slimy with sweat. He expects to hear and feel the pounding of his heart in his ears. He expects an adrenaline rush that causes the pupils to dilate, and the world to become a hazy bottleneck as ...A Tale of Two Sisters: Chapter 1
I woke up with a warm breath against my neck as the sunlight streamed through the stained glass window above my bed. The headmistress brought this on herself when she put me in the old chapel. I tossed off my pink comforter and hit my companion with my pillow. “Get up. You are going to ...
