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Style strolled into the suite, heading straight for the minibar. He uncapped a whiskey bottle with a flourish and poured a generous measure. “Anyone want a drink? This one’s on me,” he said, holding the bottle up. Trevor didn’t even glance at the whiskey. “Style, what’s your take on all this?” Style took a slow…

Being a werewolf was once viewed as a sin, a punishment from Zeus for blasphemers. For centuries, werewolves and other shapeshifters had been hunted, beaten, murdered, and pushed to the fringes of society. Although discrimination is now illegal, shapeshifters still face a subtle bias if their identities are revealed. Restaurants often turned them away to…

“Hector?” Camila whispered, her voice trembling with disbelief. She reached out, her fingers shaking as she moved to pull back his white mask. The man gently caught her wrist. With his other hand, he pressed a single finger to her lips, silencing her. “Come with me,” he murmured. The voice was unmistakable—it was Hector’s. As…

“How do I look?” Spion asked. He adjusted a white mask that covered everything but his mouth. The frame had been 3D-printed by Mika to mimic Hector’s exact bone structure. To complete the transformation, Spion had donned a straight, short-haired wig that hid his natural curls. “I still think we should have shaved your head,”…

Laughter ebbed and flowed with the musical comedy unfolding on stage. The play told the story of a little girl’s adventure in the jungle to find her teddy bear; naturally, all cast of characters were plucked straight from the JackToy catalog. As the play reached its heartwarming finale, the main course drew to a close,…

“Spotted: Camila Cho playing a dangerous game of hide-and-seek. While we were all busy drying our eyes over her ‘missing’ boyfriend, it seems Camila was busy ordering lattes for two. A mysterious masked man was caught cozying up to our grieving starlet at a café near the studio this morning—and those eyes? An eerie match…

The Temple of Ares was a relic of classical architecture dating back to the War of 1812—the Second Fairylander Revolution. Since its inception, the building had been a lightning rod for controversy in New Athens. Even on this bitter winter day, groups of anti-war protesters huddled on the sidewalk, their breath frosting in the air.…

Trevor and Spion returned to the Wounded Warrior Project on Monday afternoon. They had yet to inform the staff of their suspicions about one of their colleagues being the imposter, so they approached the investigation with caution. Their questions seemed innocent enough—asking about Hector’s daily routine, his arrival and departure times, and his typical interactions…