The clock ticked away, jeering at her slavery to its beat. A new day would soon begin, and she would need a new victim to take her place. She wanted to get out of this loop, but she was too busy plotting her survival to plot her escape....

Kane’s careful footsteps were dampened by the wet, mossy undergrowth of the forest. He intentionally stayed away from the main path to keep a low profile. He knew this forest better than his own hand, having spent years tracking and hunting among the ancient trees of the Talking Forest.

The Talking Forest didn’t say a word, yet it spoke volumes. Sound carried menacingly far, men were lost to its ...

It was another unusually dry summer. Every Roman’s mouth was painfully shriveled. The drought made water so scarce, it was more valuable than wine. Aurelia was heavily pregnant with her seventh child, and Septimius had doubts about his ability to provide for another mouth once it weaned off mother’s milk.

Aurelia’s long, russet brown hair gently swayed as she walked, a warm but welcome breeze blo...

It wasn’t just any scream. It was the most ear piercing, bloodcurdling scream Andrew Branson had ever heard.

His whole body clenched in fear. Just ignore it, he told himself.

It was just after midnight. He willed himself to the window and spotted it in the center of the garden maze. It snapped its gaze to him, as if it could sense his glance. Its eyes glowed yellow in the dark and he jumped back...

The letter had read:

“Dear Holbrook Family,

For your contribution in the downfall of Oak Hill, you are cursed.

However, I have generously decided to give your family one last chance to undo the curse. Reunite at your family estate on Friday at 8pm, one week from today. Choose one among you to live forever with the curse, and the rest of you will be free of it, or you will all live with ...