Opennovella2022 Stories

In a post-pandemic world where class and privilege are determined by immunity status, Seraphine, Isolde, Beck and Griffin are about to find out what they're made of. When a nightclub bombing and its aftermath challenge everything they thought they knew about themselves and each other, will they flourish or will they flounder? Seraphine (the sensible spare). Isolde (the flighty heir). Beck (the tag-along mate). Griffin (the charming bait). A club... A bomb... A lucky escape? Sinister plot? Or fortunate fate? Join them as they find out. Beyond These Walls of Ours. **** Beyond These Walls Of Ours is an Open Novella Contest 2022 story based on prompt #103 (With great power comes great irresponsibility) and influenced by prompt #78 (A pandemic love story) and prompt #5 (A soldier always has two options when at crossroads: to follow orders or to abort the mission)

Mesuka village needs a new alpha after the oldest son dies and the younger one must take his place. Mika, who had always lived in his brother's shadow, was cast into the role.

People in the city of Straga are dying. Rumor is spreading that Olesya Volinski--the daughter of a confessed witch--is responsible. She isn't responsible. She's just another victim. Waking up in a forest in the dead of winter soaked in her own blood was not how Olesya planned to begin her 25th year. Now she's in a race against time and the Church to find the true culprit behind the murders, including her own. When a stranger appears, claiming he knows her and what happened to her, Olesya finds herself pulled into a world of vicious magic and lovely monsters. If she can't find the culprit, she risks catapulting Straga into a full-fledged witchhunt. That, she doesn't think she'll survive.

Simon Tuttle is dead. When Finnigan Walsh attends the funeral of his late, long-lost uncle, he expects to simply pay some unemotional respects and head home. Instead, he's drawn into a bizarre mystery as he meets three of his uncle's old friends. A blind man armed to the teeth. A woman that speaks and moves only in whispers. A monstrous brawler who lives in the woods. Each one is a reformed killer who owes their redemption to Simon. Now unable to repay their debts, the trio vows to safeguard Finnigan by drawing out and defeating his mortal enemy. The problem is, Finnigan had no idea he had one. __________ ONC22 - Inspired by Prompt #35