The rich are animals. Charlotte, raised in Belgium to British parents, is suddenly thrust into London's high life, desperately seeking a new job. She calls upon an old friend, now acquaintance, Julian - A high end banker, who lets her crash in his pent-house apartment, where she begins to get used to London's High Life, the parties, the food, the money, the clothes. But soon she begins to feel hunted. Is Julian just being nice, or is there something bigger at play?

DRACULA meets INCEPTION in this short story about a female vampire vigilante who works with the local police to take down a criminal who preys off of young women. Not all vampires crave blood. Dream weavers can both manipulate and feed from dreams, daydreams, and nightmares. Only Sylvia has pledged to feed from criminals who seek to harm humans. Until they fall asleep forever in the realm of Limbo. ___ Status: completed | editing begins August 17, 2020 ___ Cover designed using CANVA PRO August 2020

A daughter of the Evlen High Council taken. A war brewing between the elves reeling their loss, and the humes denying their involvement. Greed is a monster none can kill. Dragon Slayer was not the name given to him, but the one he earned. Xercsies was a Slayer unique among his kind, for in his left eye was the eye of a dragon. It was this trait that drew in clients of high profile for him and his Vanguard. For everyone knew the power of a dragon could slay any beast. When one of the daughters of the elven high council is taken, the blame is pointed to him as a hume. Tensions between the two races begin to grow while Xercsies is betrayed by his Vanguard, the only one he considered his friend. Now, he finds himself at the doorstep of a war between two nations seeking to clear his name, and only he knows the truth. ~~~ Credit for the cover goes to @PhoenixKing98 This story is being written for the OpenNovellaContest 2021 under Prompt #1 "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villan." - from The Dark Knight. This story is mature for: Language Descriptions of violence and gore Suggestive Themes Other mature content