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  • Parts 18
  • Time 51m
Ongoing, First published May 28
Mature
Alice was never a heroine. Proud, self-centered, and dismissive of those around her, she navigated life with a cold confidence-until the day she was kidnapped by a deranged cult. For ten harrowing chapters, Alice endures torment, her mind and body pushed to the brink of breaking. Just when she thinks her suffering has reached its peak, the cult performs a gruesome ritual, killing her in the process. But death is not an escape for Alice; it is only the beginning.

Alice awakens in a new world-a realm shrouded in eternal darkness where monstrous beings roam and humanity is a forgotten myth. Blind and terrified, she stumbles through this nightmare, clinging to the hope of survival. Her only companion is Barromio, a creature as terrifying as the world itself, yet oddly protective of her.

Desperate to regain her sight, Alice accepts Barromio's promise of a cure. When he finally fulfills it, the reality of her situation crashes down upon her. Barromio, with his red eyes, skeletal frame, and hooved feet, is the epitome of the horrors that populate this world. Despite his insistence on his good intentions, Alice's trust is shattered.

As they journey through the twisted streets of a city that defies logic, Alice pretends to trust Barromio, all the while plotting her escape and survival. But in a world where appearances deceive and monsters hide behind friendly faces, can Alice find a way to escape her own darkness?

The Darkness Within is a gripping tale of survival, trust, and the thin line between friend and foe. As Alice navigates the terrors of a nightmarish realm, she must confront her own flaws and fears, and decide whether she can trust anyone-least of all herself.

Perfect for fans of dark fantasy and psychological thrillers, this novel will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.
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The Blood Rite

63 parts Complete Mature

Newborn vampire Ruby Diaz must master her new powers in order to defeat a notorious vampire cult planning to doom all vampire and human souls to Hell. But things get complicated when she finds herself drawn to Orpheus, the alluring and dangerous lord of the Vampires, who holds an inner darkness similar to her own. ----------------------------------------- On a midnight trip to her town's most haunted and dangerous road gone wrong, Ruby Diaz gets in a brutal car crash that takes the lives of five of her closest friends and nearly her own. Except she is offered a second chance to be reborn a vampire. Thrust into this new world, a rare and deadly power releases from deep inside of her. This power draws the attention of alluring and dangerous Orpheus, the lord of the Vampires. He wants her part of his army in a war against the Shadows, a cult of lesser vampires who, with a single drop of blood, can condemn one's soul to Hell. Ruby finds herself drawn to him and the darkness inside of him that is a lot like her own. As the danger of the Shadows increases, Ruby must rely on Halle, one of the few survivors from the crash, and Orpheus, whose darkness might be darker than she'd realized. With the weight of the safety of human and vampire souls alike on her shoulders, along with an all-consuming darkness inside of her she can't escape from, who can Ruby truly trust in this world of blood and darkness? Content Warning: Depicts scenes of graphic violence. Discretion advised.