She's a highly skilled assassin, capable of anything. She obeys no one, spares no one, and fears no one. After killing for years, she's learned not to get attached to anyone or anything. Not even her weapons. This is Kieran Slade.

Nearly 500 years ago, the Angels of Heaven 'fell', cast out by God. The Humans, so full of sin, no longer had a place beside God. The Angels now live among the Humans on Earth. The Humans have developed the ability to see our wings, wings the purest colour of white- that is, until we sin. The moment an Angel sins, their wings turn darker and darker gray, until they're pure black. This is our world now.

Arabella Quincey is your average book nerd. She gets fantastic grades, has one close friend, and a good relationship with her single father. She loves to travel, read, listen to music, and act foolish with her best friend. This is just your average story of a teenaged girl... right?

She never wanted this. All she wanted was to live her many years as a witch, in solitude. Unfortunately, that was pretty impossible, seeing as a dark power was ready to wash all supernatural beings off the Earth. And, although she'd enjoy not having to live any longer than she already had, she wasn't the only one who's life was at stake.

Veera Smoke was hired to torture Rael Marks, the innocent tech genius and hacker. Only he has the skills to hack into the government files and delete the file on the underground assassin agency (UAA). But, there's one problem, he catches a nasty case of Stockholm Syndrome. This story is for the #Killthecliche challenge by @dangerouslove ; The max word count acceptable was 3500... So, enjoy this short story!

Learn the truth about Alice in Wonderland in this completed short story. Not every story has a happy ending. **WINNER** @dangerouslove #killthecliche competition