Before the river became sacred, it became a grave. 14-year-old Talon Washakie loses his parents in a violent land conflict that changes everything. Now he must choose let revenge consume him or carve a promise that honors who they were. This 5-chapter origin story sets the stage for Where the River Meets, releasing May 19. It doesn't tell the full story - it shows how it began. Historical Short Stories History

When Talon Washakie loses his parents in the River Massacre, the world he knew dies with them. Now sixteen and carrying more scars than answers, he hunts for justice in a land ruled by violence, betrayal, and men who want to erase his people. But when a lone cowboy named Weston Mathews steps into his path, Talon faces a choice: let revenge consume what's left of him... Or trust the one outsider willing to stand by his side. Together, they walk a brutal frontier where blood is cheap, loyalty is rare, and healing comes slower than the river's flow. This is a story of loss, found family, and the courage to rise when the world tries to break you.

Troy thought distance would keep Kelly safe. After everything that happened, he's done letting his feelings get in the way. He avoids her in the halls, ignores her messages, and pretends he doesn't care-while watching her from the shadows, ready to step in if things go bad. But when Troy drifts into a new crowd with darker secrets, the line between protecting Kelly and destroying himself starts to blur. Rumors spread. Fights break out. And the past he's been running from refuses to stay buried. As Damien tightens his grip with lies and manipulation, Troy is forced to face the one truth he's always feared: He can't save Kelly until he stops letting his own shadow control him.

A new coach. A divided town. A team searching for identity. When Johnny Rogers takes over the Granger Broncos, he faces doubters, drama, and two quarterbacks fighting for the spotlight. One win sparks hope. One loss can change everything. And the season is just beginning. Short Stories, football drama, passing of couch torch, I will claw fight and strive to do my best after legendary coach Bud Johnston retired after winning 5 state titles.

Kade Mercer was the agency's most trusted operative-until an undercover mission inside a Russian aristocrat's mansion exposed a secret alliance between U.S. officials, cartel leaders, and the Volkov dynasty. When he refuses to carry out a kill order that doesn't add up, the agency turns on him. Overnight, Kade is erased from every system, labeled a traitor, and hunted across continents by the very people he once protected. Forced off the grid, Kade crosses paths with Talia Rourke-an elite operative with her own reasons to burn the system down. Together, they uncover a conspiracy powerful enough to rewrite governments and bury anyone who gets in the way. They took his name. They took his life. Now he's taking the truth back.

Troy North has spent countless years trying to escape a secret from his past - a burden that was never meant to follow him home. After a turbulent childhood marked by trauma, Troy meticulously crafted a new life for himself, one filled with friendships and the semblance of normalcy. However, when an old rumor from Texas resurfaces, igniting curiosity and suspicion, everything he has worked for begins to unravel. A boy named Damien, who seems to revel in chaos, starts to twist the truth about Troy's buried history, planting seeds of doubt among his peers. The value of trust and the strength of his friendships begin to erode as whispers spread through the school corridors like wildfire. Once close friends start to pull away, leaving Troy to grapple with feelings of isolation and betrayal. Amidst the turmoil, Kelly Wong emerges as the steadfast light in his darkening world. With an uncanny ability to see beyond Troy's carefully crafted facade, she recognizes the pain he hides behind his seemingly carefree smile. Kelly's unwavering support contrasts sharply with Damien's malicious games, creating a complicated sense of solace for Troy as he grapples with his fears. As Damien intensifies his psychological warfare, Troy finds himself standing at a crossroads, forced to confront the demons of his past that he has been so desperately trying to avoid. The lies spread, creating a domino effect that fractures old friendships and fosters distrust. Shadows from his history inch closer, urging Troy to face the truth behind the whispers that threaten to consume him.

Kim Silha doesn't fall in love-he studies it. What starts as harmless games in high school turns into something far more dangerous as he learns how easily people can be manipulated. By the time he builds The Bet Company, Silha isn't just influencing emotions-he's controlling lives. But when Hyunsoo returns, no longer a victim but someone who understands the game, everything begins to shift. Because this time... Silha isn't the only one playing.

When the sky shattered, monsters came through. When humanity fought back, a king was born. When that king disappeared... everything began to fall apart.

A lone figure stands at the heart of a crumbling dungeon, surrounded by shadows that seem almost alive. The air is thick with tension, the ruins whispering of forgotten battles and hidden dangers lurking just beyond sight. A glowing blue status window flickers beside him, cold and precise-tracking his strength, his limits, and his chance to survive. Han Jihoon has died once already. Now, reborn in a world where power is measured in levels and every step could be his last, he must fight to carve out a new fate. With nothing but a fragile beginning and a mysterious system guiding him, Jihoon is forced into a brutal game where only the strong endure. But in the darkness, something is watching. And it has taken an interest in him.

Away from any road, far from the order of the world, lies a settlement of nineteen houses. Nineteen families who have left the light of civilization behind - out of a longing for peace, control, perhaps even redemption. What they found was something else: a state in which darkness is not the opposite of light, but its own breathing presence. Here the night is not a veil, but a hunter. As Daniel and Phillip go about their everyday lives between smokers, rituals and a strict sense of time, they suspect that their routines do not serve life, but something else. Something that wants to be fed. The closed courtyard, the black stove, the sweet smoke - everything seems to be part of a larger context that no one openly expresses. The women Lilith and Hekate watch over processes and boundaries, especially over that one border that must never be crossed: the sunset. Because as soon as the light fades, the land changes. The forest begins to listen. Paths lose their memory. Silence becomes heavy and meaningful. Those who stay too long are not persecuted - they are expected. With every night, the certainty grows that this community does not exist by chance. That victims are part of the order. And that the darkness does not come from the outside, but from the decisions that were once made here voluntarily.