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THE VAULT BENEATH THE BONES
CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT :The rain that had threatened all afternoon finally broke open at dusk, turning the abandoned mill into a cavern of echoes. Water hammered the rusted roof in hard, angry bursts, each drop landing like a warning. Billy moved quietly through the corridor, flashlight slicing across broken machinery, careful not to step on shattered glass. The air smelled of mold, oil, and something older — something that whispered of blood and ritual.Tyla followed behind him, her boots squelching against the wet concrete, her breath quick but steady. She’d been unusually quiet since they left the cult’s burned-out hideout, and he could sense the weight sitting behind her silence. Maybe it was the prophecy. Maybe it was the way the cultists had chanted his name like he was both salvation and destruction. Or maybe it was the way she had looked at him when the fire died — that thin line between trust and fear.“Billy,” she whispered, voice barely rising over the storm, “the readings st
SHADOWS THAT KNOW YOUR NAME
CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN :The night hit differently in this part of the city — heavier, like the air was carrying secrets it wasn’t sure it should be sharing.Billy felt it the moment he stepped out of the cab. The warehouse stood at the edge of the harbor, lights low, metal walls humming with the quiet vibration of generators. Owen had chosen this place because “no one sane comes here after dark.” Billy believed him.Inside, the operation was already in motion.Tyla spotted Billy first. “Finally,” she exhaled, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. Her eyes scanned his face — the same eyes that had learned his moods without him saying much. “You look like someone who hasn’t slept.”“That’s because someone texted me at 3 a.m. saying they needed backup,” Billy muttered.“You replied.”“Doesn’t make it less rude.”She smirked but there was tension behind it. The kind that only showed when something was genuinely wrong.The team was gathered around a table scattered with blueprints, surve
BLOOD IN THE WALLS
CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX :The night pressed against the abandoned industrial district like a held breath—thick, watching, waiting to see who broke first. Billy tightened the straps of his vest as Tyla finished checking the charge on her sidearm. Her jaw was locked, eyes sharp, every muscle coiled with purpose. Behind them, the tactical crew Owen arranged fanned out, silent as ghosts in the fog.“This is the last confirmed location,” Owen whispered, pointing to the rust-scarred warehouse looming over the cracked asphalt. “They move often, but we intercepted chatter—something big is supposed to happen tonight.”“Big like what?” Tyla asked.Owen hesitated. “A ritual. Something involving… lineage.”Billy didn’t respond. He didn’t have to. A cold weight settled under his ribs—familiar, unwanted. The cult had been circling his family history like vultures, but this was the first time they were openly talking about it.“Let’s move,” Billy said, his voice low but steady.They approached in a stagge
THE MARK BENEATH THE FLOOR BOARDS
CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE :The rain had stopped, but the world still smelled like it. Wet earth. Cold metal. Distant smoke. Billy felt it all sitting on his skin like another layer of clothing — heavy, uncomfortable, and impossible to ignore.He pushed the door open and stepped inside the dim warehouse, letting his eyes adjust. It wasn’t a real base, not even close. Just an abandoned storage facility on the edge of the county — the kind of place people forgot existed until they needed somewhere quiet, hidden, and inconvenient. Exactly why Ezekiel had suggested it.Tyla followed behind him, her footsteps light but tense. She hadn’t said much since they left the mountain. She didn’t need to — Billy could feel her thoughts pressing against the silence.The Luoshen fragment was wrapped in a cloth inside his jacket, warm despite the cold air. Or maybe that was just his nerves tricking him again.“Generator’s on,” Billy said, spotting the faint hum and flicker from the far side. “At least he kept
THE EDGE OF THE ECHO
CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR :Rain had softened to a thin, cold mist by the time Billy reached the abandoned checkpoint. The place looked older than it should—rusted barricades, a torn flag half-buried in mud, the metal containers leaning like tired bones. The quiet wasn’t peaceful; it was the kind that waited, listening, judging. And Billy felt every heartbeat inside his throat as he stepped forward.He wasn’t supposed to be here alone. Owen had insisted on a three-man escort, but Billy had waved him off. Lying to Owen was becoming easier than lying to himself. There were some paths a man had to walk without witnesses, especially when the ghosts he was facing weren’t from the ruins… but from his own past.The mist curled around his shoes as he stepped into the checkpoint building. The air smelled of old paper and something burnt—something recent. His eyes adjusted to the dim light leaking through a cracked window, and then he saw it: the message.A single sheet of paper pinned to the dusty wa
THE SHADOW ON THE PERIMETER
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE :The lab dome always felt too bright, too sterile — like a place that tried too hard to pretend the outside world didn’t exist. But tonight, as Billy stepped inside with the Luoshen fragment hidden under his jacket, the brightness only made everything feel exposed. Too open. Too breakable.The door sealed shut behind them with a hiss. The storm still muttered outside, but inside the dome, the air hummed with electricity from the active equipment. Owen wasted no time; he strode toward the central table and snapped on the overhead lamps.“Alright,” he said, forcing calm into his voice. “Billy, place it here.”Billy hesitated. The fragment felt unnervingly still now — the faint pulse he’d felt earlier had gone quiet, like it was hiding.Tyla watched him with a tension in her shoulders she didn’t bother masking. She’d always been good at reading danger even before she could articulate it.Finally, Billy unwrapped the cloth and placed the Luoshen fragment on the metal
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