The Devil’s Alley
In the heart of New Orleans, down a narrow, forgotten alley just off Bourbon Street, there stood an old, crumbling building that had seen…
The Price of Sanctuary
In the heart of the American Midwest, where the rolling plains meet the edge of the Great Lakes, there stood a city with a reputation as…
The Edge of the Earth
The neon lights of New York City flickered, casting an artificial glow across the river that separated Manhattan from the broken ruins of what…
The Driftwood Line
The Gulf air in Galveston, Texas, was thick with salt and nostalgia the morning Maya Jensen buried her father’s compass. It had belonged to…
The Map Between Us
The day Reese Linwood’s father died, she found a hand-drawn map tucked behind an old picture frame in his Denver apartment. The edges were…
The Red Line
The Arizona desert didn’t just stretch—it devoured. Heat shimmered off the pavement like a mirage of hell, and the town of Chloride lay in its…
Shadows of the Capitol
The city of Washington, D.C. had never felt this cold. Even the March winds, which normally stirred the usual hum of political life, seemed to…
The Silent War
In the heart of Washington, D.C., beneath the polished surfaces of power, a war was being waged in the shadows. A war not fought with armies…
A Shadow Over Denver
Denver, Colorado, had always been a city of contrasts. The towering glass skyscrapers of the downtown district gleamed against the backdrop of…