Rain lashes against the neon-streaked windows of a dilapidated high-rise as sirens wail in the distance. This is the city’s underbelly, where fortunes are made and lives are lost in the blink of an eye. A botched drug heist has sent shockwaves through the criminal network, and the only person standing between complete chaos and … Read more
Dust devils dance across the parched New Mexico landscape as Harland Rust, a name whispered in fearful tones, surveys the grim prison. Inside, his grandson Lucas awaits a hangman’s noose for a deed gone wrong. A crack of thunder mirrors the explosion that tears the prison walls asunder, Rust’s violent rescue begins. But freedom is … 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
Dust motes dance in the single shaft of sunlight piercing the cavernous basilica as whispers echo off the ancient stones. The Pope is dead, and within the Vatican walls, the sacred ritual of the Conclave begins. Cardinal Lawrence, burdened by duty and a gnawing sense of unease, observes the assembly of the Church’s most powerful … Read more
The parched wind howled through the skeletal trees of the Lost Lands, a place where maps held no truth and legends walked. Queen Mara, desperate to save her kingdom from a creeping blight, summoned Gray Alys, a sorceress whispered to command forces beyond mortal comprehension. Alys, with eyes like chips of obsidian, accepted the perilous … Read more
The hum of fluorescent lights flickered over the drab hallways of Northwood High, a stark contrast to the boundless worlds inside the minds of its students. For Henry, another day meant dodging the taunts of Trevor and his cronies, his solace found only in the pixelated landscapes of Minecraft. But today was different. A glitch … Read more
Vienna, a city draped in a deceptive tranquility, shattered by a mother’s primal scream. Sara, a former special forces operative, stands paralyzed outside the imposing walls of the US Consulate, her world collapsing. Inside, her son vanished, swallowed by bureaucracy and shadowed corridors. The unflappable Eric Kynch, a high-ranking official with a chillingly calm demeanor, … Read more
The gilded ballroom shimmered under the weight of expectation, leaders from across the globe gathered for the G20 summit, a fragile dance of diplomacy threatening to shatter. President Danielle Sutton, a woman forged in the fires of leadership, surveyed the room, her gaze lingering on her son, Demetrius Sutton, a young man grappling with the … Read more
The year is 1976. A stifling summer hangs heavy over the Shelburn household where twin brothers, young Hal and Bill, stumble upon an old, wind-up monkey in their attic. Its cymbal-clashing antics initially bring laughter, but soon, a string of gruesome accidents plague the family. Their Uncle Chip is the first to suspect the toy, … Read more
The echoing silence of a desolate Sokovia is shattered by a lone figure, Yelena Belova, scavenging amidst the ruins, haunted by ghosts of a past she can’t outrun. A sudden tremor rocks the ground as a clandestine energy signature spikes, drawing the attention of Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, a woman whose motives are as shadowy … Read more