Fiction | Female Protagonist | Revenge

Cast Into Darkness

Liora’s story. Chapter 2: Talking in the trees.

🌬️Mitch
Blue Pencils
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4 min readNov 2, 2024

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You can find Chapter 1 here.

Hi Guys, this is chapter 2. I’m mostly pantsing this, I have no real idea how it’s going to turn out in Chapter 3. I guess we’ll see lol. I know fiction doesn’t do that well on Medium. Don’t feel obligated to read if it’s not your thing. Mitch.

Liora ran. She ran until her heart felt like it would burst from her chest. Her breath burned hot in her throat, her cheeks flushed against the cool autumn air.

She reached the village, gasping, her legs trembling, almost crying with relief. Ulric wouldn’t be far behind. The familiar cobblestone streets seemed to tilt beneath her feet and her vision blurred. Her head felt heavy, as if it were full of white fog and her thoughts slowed to a crawl.

What could she do to protect herself?
Men like Ulric were like dogs with a bone. They could never let it go. She’d have to be forever on guard.

Mum would know what to do.

She burst into their little house, slamming the creaky wooden half-door shut behind her, her hair wild and loose around her face. The door rattled on its hinges, the sound echoing through…

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🌬️Mitch
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Written by 🌬️Mitch

Just the guy next door, glad to meet you. Pull up a chair let's stir the pot together. Reach me at: lacks@mail.com.