She's trapped in the past, and he's always looking ahead. ~*~ After her fiancé Travis dies in a storm, Candace Peyton receives a voicemail from him sent after his confirmed time of death. Clinging to his impossible message and lost in memories of their lifelong love story, she isolates herself in grief. Only by connecting with Travis's brother and uncovering painful family secrets does Candace begin to understand the man she lost and find the strength to build the future he wanted for her. *** (Prompt 90: You receive a voicemail from someone you love, recorded one hour after their confirmed death). Wired for the Open Novella Contest 2026

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17-year-old Galen lives with his adoptive father in a small province called Thryn. He doesn't look like the other people there, and the only clue he has to his true origins is a silver pendant that belonged to his mother. One day, while gathering healing herbs in the forest, Galen encounters a strange man on the run. The man spares his life but takes his pendant, leaving Galen with an even greater mystery. Galen thinks he'll never see his pendant or the man again, but months later, a chance encounter changes everything.