A werewolf's life is dangerous enough for an adult with a pack, but Sammy's family was murdered when he was only ten years old. Terrified, he ran away from foster care and spent several years homeless, only for his worst fear to become reality: he was discovered, and taken by a pharmaceutical corporation for horrific, inhumane experiments before he was rescued by other werewolves. But now that he's been rescued and adopted by a pack, he has a chance to start a new life. Now, can a sixteen-year-old lone wolf, ignorant of his kind's strict laws, adapt to life as part of a community, overcome his traumas and anxieties, and form the bonds he so desperately needs with his new family? This is a story about love and loss, wrath and redemption, blood and water. This is a story about survival. Cover art by Vanessa "Sidonie" Hughes

A menagerie of flash fiction, hatched from ideas of many colors from here, there, and elsewhere: mostly fantasy but a sprinkling of sci-fi and contemporary.

"If the sélectionné dies, it all dies." Drienne Degarmo never knew those words made her a part of something, something that she could never even dream of. After a family vacation takes a turn for the worst, her life is drastically turned around when her father finally sheds some light on the long-held family secret that has surrounded them their entire life. She must accept the task of finding, and protecting a family secret stone. A stone capable of healing the world in more ways than what could be deemed possible, and so important and so sacred that the world would cease to exist without it. With a peculiar enemy set to get his hands on the stone, Drienne must race against time to secure it before anyone else does. But when the lives of millions of people are also at stake, the secret stone isn't the only thing that she could lose.

Some might call the glimpses of things to come a gift, others would call it a curse. All Mack knows is its a burden, one he carries for a sin he has no clear memory of. Flashes of indistinct images that filter through his drink. Puzzle pieces that reveal themselves sip by sip. With what he knows he can intervene in tragedies...if he's sober enough. This burden is his penance. What will be the final atonement for Mack, The Dive Bar Oracle? --- Original Story based on prompt: He saw the future, not in a crystal ball, but in the bottom of his nightly glass of whiskey.

Serena is taken from her home by the King's men and is dragged to the Royal Palace to be prepped and presented to Prince Sebastian Winchester the second. Her along with nine other girls are showcased to the Prince for him to choose. But what she never expected was to be chosen. Meanwhile, a prophecy has been made by the Moon Goddess that declares destruction of the Werewolf empire. With her sister coming for revenge and a whole world in chaos, Serena has a lot more to handle than resisting Sebastian. * This is an EXCERPT ONLY. The full story can be enjoyed on the Galatea reading app under the series title "Wolves of the West" by Abigail Lynne!

At the age of eighteen, everyone's blood changes colour. Whether it becomes blue, green or otherwise, the colour is either hereditary or a random, biological selection. However, when Pearl Damocles discovers that her blood is colourless - in a society where people are segregated by blood colour -, she travels to an institute for people like her with a handsome yet mysterious man named, Malik Ahmed. After months of training and planning - with a team of quirky, newfound friends and trained militants by her side - she decides begins to hatch a plan. One to bring everyone together, and abolish the inequality of the blood colours.

When the citizens of the desert city Los Lagos come of age, they gain the ability to transform into a particular animal species, a last gift bestowed upon them through the genetic engineering of their ancestors. It's the distant future, and humanity has crumbled from its technological marvels. There's just one problem... Los Lagos is running out of water, and the Mayor's viciously enforced Wall Laws means no-one can ever leave. Lance and his friends must do something, or the last city of humanity will perish.

When aliens invade, four baristas are forced to become the saviours of the world. Grab your double-shot of java and strap in - it's going to be a bumpy ride! ***** In the Earth's darkest hour, unexpected heroes are stirring... their coffee, that is. Four baristas on a camping trip are under-qualified to save the world from an alien invasion. But thanks to a hologram with no fashion sense, newly developed superpowers and an alien with a guilty conscience, they've landed the job anyway! So grab your double-shot of java, your blueberry muffin and strap in - Hasta barista, baby. [[2018 Wattys winner and twice featured]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Please note this is a sample of the book, which has been published and is available for purchase: Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WKFVKQJ Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1644342154

Scientists worked for years to combine the strands of DNA from animals who were completely incompatible, and for years they failed and failed again. Then they succeeded. They called the things they created Creatures. Soon, however, the government, their main founder was threatening their funding unless they came up with another scientific breakthrough. So they started to try something that most would consider worst than their already hole ridden ethics. They started trying to combine the DNA into already living creatures. Despite the improbability they managed to succeeded, and once the government found out, they made their true reasons for funding known. This is the story of the Experiment, this is the story of the Creatures. If you are reading this on a site other than Wattpad I did no consent for my work to be shown on that page and you are at risk for malware.