The humid Louisiana air hangs heavy, thick with the scent of decaying leaves and unspoken resentments. Inside a dilapidated Creole cottage, the remnants of a shattered marriage mirror the shattered glass on the floor. Kiara, her eyes haunted by sleepless nights and cryptic visions, pores over ancient African texts, desperate for answers. Her husband, Miles, … Read more
Dust choked the plains of what was once America, now the iron-fisted domain of the Major and his merciless regime. Fifty teenage boys, gaunt and hollow-eyed, stood poised at the starting line, their fear palpable. The rules were simple: maintain a pace of four miles per hour, or face execution. This was the Long Walk, … Read more
Dust devils danced across the parched plains of Redemption, Arizona, as the sun bled across the horizon, painting the sky in fiery hues. Sheriff John Dorsey, a man etched with worry lines deeper than the canyons, watched as U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden swaggered into town, a storm cloud of authority in his wake. Their target: … Read more
The rusted gates of Havenwood creak open, a symphony of decay welcoming Smoke and Stack back to the town they swore they’d left behind. Years etched on their faces, mirror images haunted by a past they can’t outrun. The air hangs thick with the scent of honeysuckle and something else, something rotten. Annie, the town’s … Read more
The biting wind whipped through the skeletal framework of the unfinished skyscraper, mirroring the turmoil in Levon Cade’s soul. Years ago, he traded black ops for a hammer and nails, finding solace in the simple rhythm of construction, a life miles away from the shadows he’d left behind. But peace is a fragile thing. When … Read more