This story will become FREE on August 30th, 2023! Hudson Caldwell is being stalked, but the cops don't believe her. Can she unravel the truth before it consumes her? * * * * * Just when Hudson Caldwell's life is finally coming together, an unwavering paranoia threatens to tear it apart. Someone is following her - that's the feeling she gets every time she leaves her downtown Chicago apartment. After a failed attempt to file a police report, Hudson's stripper best friend gifts her with an unregistered firearm, but the weapon isn't enough to stop an attack in the middle of the night. When rookie cop, Myles Young, responds to a complaint of gunfire, he instantly falls for Hudson's quiet vulnerability and shattered past. He vows to keep her safe - much to the dismay of his case-hardened partner. As their relationship intensifies, the identity of Hudson's stalker slowly comes to light. But the closer Myles comes to solving the mystery, the more he realizes he's in over his head. WARNING: This story is a NA romantic suspense and contains references to mental illness and sexual abuse. Cover created by me, using MidJourney and Canva Pro. Down Came the Rain copyright © 2016 Darly Jamison All rights reserved. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Notice: This document is not authorized for upload or use with artificial intelligence systems or platforms. Any attempt to upload, analyze, or process this content using AI technology is strictly prohibited.

saying goodbye

I'm sorry.

Short stories. Thoughts. (Rare) Hopes. Utterly insane.

Meaningless words put together to hopefully have meaning. Short poem-like stanzas and quotes. **All writing is mine unless otherwise stated. Cover art by: @sweatersinspace

When you're F A L L I N G it feels like F L Y I N G until you hit the ground

[COMPLETED] ~~ ❝Why are you by yourself?❞ He asked her. ❝Because.❞ She said, her voice soft and fragile. ❝Because...?❞ ❝Because,❞ she repeated. ❝Because they broke me.❞ ❝Who broke you?❞ ❝The untamed ones.❞

Lilly ran into a thief when she was young, quite literally, and as she grows older she turns into a bounty hunter. Her home burns down, three years later, with her and her mother in it and before passing out she saw the silhouette of a man with four fingers on his right hand and hearing her mother screaming. She swore to find the man that murdered her mother and the key may be the thief she met so long ago.

I'm drowning inside my head, maybe I should learn to swim