They Should Have Died
Three strangers. One river. And a death that was supposed to be the end.
After losing his job and his reason to live, Logan Hayes decides to end everything by jumping into the river locals call the river of death. But strangely... he survives, waking up in a body that no longer feels the same.
He can move objects without touching them. The wounds on his body heal on their own. Even death itself fails to take him.
And luckily... Logan isn’t the only one.
There’s Reyn Walker, a man with deadly electrical powers capable of shutting down an entire city’s system with nothing but the touch of his fingers. And there’s Alexa Monroe, a mysterious girl who can hear hidden frequencies—heartbeats, lies, even the sound of bullets from miles away.
When their abilities are discovered by a powerful mafia boss, they’re offered a job with an unbelievable payout: carrying out secret missions to expose corruption among the country’s elites and reclaim dirty money hidden behind power and influence.
But the deeper they get into the game, the more they realize... they aren’t the only monsters born from that river.
And now, someone lurking in the shadows has started hunting them down one by one.
Will Logan, Reyn, and Alexa succeed in their mission—and make it out alive?
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Chapter: The ContractThe meeting room on the top floor stayed silent even after they had made their decision. There was no background music, no city noise slipping through the thick glass windows, only the faint hum of the air conditioning system, like the only reminder that the outside world was still moving normally.Logan sat with his back slightly straight, his eyes still fixed on the black folder in front of him. It was already open now, as if it had just turned from a simple stack of paper into something heavier than the decision he had just made about his own life.Reyn had already started reading through the document with an unreadable expression. He flipped pages quickly at times, then stopped too long on certain sections, clicking his tongue softly like he had found something he didn’t like, though he never actually explained what he was thinking.Alexa, on the other hand, read more calmly. Her eyes moved slowly from paragraph to paragraph, as if she was trying to memorize every word without mis
Last Updated: 2026-06-03
Chapter: Golden VeilThe trip back from Hotel Elysium was heavier than before, filled with a silence that felt almost suffocating.The rain had stopped, but the night streets were still wet, reflecting the city lights in broken patterns across the road. Reyn’s old car cut through the main street while Logan sat in the backseat, staring out the window.His mind was still full of Vincent Moreau’s face.The man didn’t look like a crime boss. His way of speaking was calm, his demeanor elegant, and there wasn’t even a hint of brutality in him—nothing like what Logan had always imagined a mafia figure would be like.And that was exactly why Logan found him even harder to trust.“I still don’t trust that guy.”Reyn’s voice finally broke the silence. His grip on the steering wheel was tighter than usual.“His intentions are still unclear.”Alexa, sitting in the front passenger seat, didn’t respond immediately. Her eyes stayed fixed on the road.“He gave us information we didn’t have.”“And in return, he wants us
Last Updated: 2026-06-03
Chapter: Accepting the OfferNo one spoke for a few seconds after Vincent’s last message appeared on Reyn’s phone screen.Only the sound of rain outside the apartment and the faint hum of electricity from the laptop filled the room.Logan was still staring at the photo on the phone screen.A picture of their apartment.And a blurred figure on the rooftop of the building across the street holding a long rifle.For some reason… the longer Logan looked at it, the more he felt like the man was actually watching them right now.“It’s a trap,” Reyn muttered finally as he dropped his phone onto the table.Alexa crossed her arms over her chest.“Or maybe it’s a warning.”“From a mafia?” Reyn gave a short, humorless laugh. “Come on, Alexa.”“But he’s right about Damian.”The room fell silent again.Logan slowly lifted his gaze. “How dangerous is this Damian guy?”Reyn rubbed his face roughly before leaning against the kitchen counter. “Like a monster.”That short answer immediately made the atmosphere feel colder.“I’m se
Last Updated: 2026-06-03
Chapter: The OfferLogan barely slept that night.He had been sitting by the apartment window since the rain was still pouring heavily, all the way until the sky started turning pale near morning. The street below looked empty, but that feeling of being watched never really went away.Every time Logan closed his eyes, he saw the river again.Black water. That strange sound inside his head. And the cold that was supposed to be the end of his life.But now, everything felt like the beginning of something much worse.Logan let out a long breath.‘Now… I’m starting to regret jumping into that damn river,’ he muttered to himself.“If you keep staring outside like that, you’re going to look even more suspicious.”Reyn’s voice made Logan turn his head slightly.The man had just come out of the kitchen carrying two cups of coffee. His hair was still messy, and his black hoodie looked wrinkled as usual.Reyn handed one of the cups to Logan.“Thanks.”Reyn only nodded before sitting down on the sofa.A few second
Last Updated: 2026-06-02
Chapter: The WatchersThe apartment suddenly felt a lot quieter.Logan was still standing near the window, staring at the black sedan below. The car sat under the dim glow of the streetlight, like a dark shadow that was deliberately waiting.And for some reason… Logan could feel something was wrong.“Are you sure you didn’t hear it wrong?” Alexa asked softly without taking her eyes off the outside.Logan gave a small nod.“I’m very sure. They really said the target has been found.”Reyn immediately stood up from the sofa. His expression, which had been relaxed a moment ago, turned serious.“Damn it.”He quickly walked toward a small table near the kitchen and opened the bottom drawer. Logan briefly thought the man was reaching for a weapon.But Reyn instead pulled out several old phones, a small hard drive, and a black laptop.“What are you going to do?” Logan asked.“Just in case.”“From who?”Reyn looked at him for a moment. “If I knew the answer, our lives would’ve been a lot easier a long time ago.”Al
Last Updated: 2026-06-02
Chapter: Stranger ThingsLogan still couldn’t process what had just happened.A few minutes ago, he jumped into the river to end his life. Now he was walking through the night with two strangers claiming they had gone through the same thing.His body was still cold and soaked. His head still felt heavy.But the thing bothering him the most was how clear every sound around him had become.The sound of cars from the main road. Someone’s footsteps in the alley nearby. Even the sound of a television from an apartment far away.Everything sounded painfully clear in his ears.Logan rubbed his temple slowly.“You okay?” Alexa asked.Logan gave a small nod.“I still don’t understand,” he said quietly. “How am I alive again… and why am I different now?”Reyn shoved both hands into his hoodie pocket.“That’s the same question I asked back then.”Logan quickly turned toward him. “So you guys died too?”“Yeah,” Reyn answered. “Then woke up different.”Logan fell silent.“What exactly happened to us?” he asked.“We still
Last Updated: 2026-05-26
