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TIMELINE OF UPDATES FOR KILLING LIES VOLUME 3
∙ JANUARY 25 to 31: Chapters 41-43
∙ FEBRUARY 15 to 21: Chapters 44-46
∙ MARCH 8 to 14: Chapters 47-49
∙ MARCH 29 to APRIL 4: Chapters 50-52
∙ APRIL 19 to 25: Chapters 53-55
∙ MAY 10 to 16: Chapters 56-58
∙ MAY 31 to JUNE 6: Chapters 59-60
WHAT TO EXPECT IN VOLUME 3 OF KILLING LIES
Without spoiling:
∙ The military’s true purpose revealed
∙ New threats, new allies, new horrors
∙ Technology vs infection
∙ The question: Can Jane stay human?
Volume 3 will change EVERYTHING you thought you knew about this world.
KILLING LIES: VOLUME II IS COMPLETE
Thank you to everyone who’s read, commented, voted, and added this story to their reading lists.
You’ve given life to characters I’ve carried in my head since 2014. You’ve felt their pain, celebrated their survival, and mourned their deaths alongside me.
Volume 2 was the hardest to write. The darkest. The most brutal. And you stayed anyway.
Behind the scenes
Killing Lies || Chapter 40: So, The End is Here
There is a specific scene within this chapter that has lived in my head since 2014. I’ve rewritten it mentally a hundred times. And, honestly? That was the moment that sparked this entire world.
I didn’t build the story around that moment. I built that moment FIRST, then created everything else to lead here.
All of it was reverse-engineered to make THIS moment inevitable.
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For you: Are you ANGRY? Devastated? Confused? Good. That means you FELT it. Now tell me—what was the moment that broke you? And do you trust me enough to keep reading after this?
CHAPTER 40: SO, THE END IS HERE IS NOW UP!
“Today’s your lucky day, kid”
CONTENT WARNING: Major character death, extreme violence, military assault, hopelessness, cliffhanger
Read Chapter 40: SO, THE END IS HERE now!
This is the end of Killing Lies Volume 2, where everything Jane knew gets ripped away. A brutal ending that changes EVERYTHING.
For you: How are you feeling? What just HAPPENED? Talk to me in the comments—I need to know you survived this.
Behind the Scenes
Killing Lies || Chapter 39: Sinking Feet
I structured this chapter with NO BREAKS. It’s exhausting to read ON PURPOSE. I want you TIRED. Worn down. Desensitized. That’s what the CHARACTERS feel.
By the end, you’re not shocked by another death. You’re just… numb. And that numbness? That’s the real horror.
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Real talk: I wrote the rough drafts of Chapters 38 and 39 back-to-back. I couldn’t stop between them because the momentum would break. By the end, I was mentally exhausted.
Then I took a break for months before writing the rough draft of Chapter 40 because I was WRECKED.
For you: Are you still with me? Is it too much? Did the deaths feel earned or gratuitous? I need to know if I’ve crossed the line from horror into trauma porn. Be brutally honest.
- Your author, who might need therapy after this arc
CHAPTER 39: SINKING FEET IS NOW UP!
They’re sinking. Literally and figuratively. The ark groans. The water rises. And the horde won’t stop.
CONTENT WARNING: Extreme graphic violence, child death (turned infected), intense body horror, major character deaths for vol. 2, grief trauma. This chapter is RELENTLESS.
Read Chapter 39: SINKING FEET now!
Two chapters of bloodshed. Two chapters of watching them fall. How many more can they lose? How are you holding up? I need to know you’re still with me after this.
Behind the Scene:
Killing Lies || Chapter 38: Bloodbath
Beneath the gore, this chapter asks: What do you become when survival requires killing people you were just trying to save?
WHY THIS HAD TO HAPPEN
Narratively, I needed to:
1. Show the COST of trying to save everyone
2. Force characters to make impossible choices
3. Prove that humanity itself is fragile
This isn’t for shock value. This is the logical consequence of 47 people on one boat with limited medicine and spreading infection.
Real talk: I wrote this chapter in one sitting because I knew if I stopped, I wouldn’t have the courage to finish it.
For you: I know this was HARD. Was it too much? Did the deaths feel earned? Could you follow the action? Be honest—I can take it.
CHAPTER 38: BLOODBATH IS NOW UP!
They thought the storm was the worst of it. They were wrong.
CONTENT WARNING: This chapter contains graphic violence, body horror, and intense survival horror. This is the darkest chapter yet. Please read with care.
Read Chapter 38: BLOODBATH now!
I warned you this story would break you. How are you holding up? Who are you grieving now? Drop your reactions below—I need to know if you’re okay after this one.
Behind the Scenes:
Killing Lies || Chapter 37: Surge
THE TITLE: SURGE
“Surge” works on multiple levels:
∙ The ocean’s swells
∙ The SURGE of sickness spreading
∙ The emotional surge of fear Kensley battles
∙ The memory of the flood that surged and took everything
WHAT I’M PROUD OF
The intimacy and small, human moments.
WHAT TERRIFIES ME
That this chapter is too sad and hopeless. Some readers will surely tap out. But I HAD to show this. Survival isn’t just about escaping the island full of monsters—it’s about the slow rot that follows.
THE CRUEL TRUTH
The chapter ends with Kensley knowing she has to be strong “not just for herself, but for Queri, her cousins, and for all of them.”
But what if being strong isn’t enough?