In a rain-soaked city drowned in neon and smoke, four teenagers survive by stealing for the man who saved them. Mika, Jasper, Mavis, and Axel work as a crew under the mysterious Mr. Creed, carrying out dangerous heists to recover something they don’t quite understand. They’re told every mission is

A short story

A city solves hunger with structure. A reformer improves efficiency. A protector enforces order. A leader tightens policy to prevent unrest. No villains. No conquest. No war. Just the slow realization that once stability becomes system, system becomes control. And control does not loosen itsel

Dante Moretti was born into power, raised in blood, and taught that emotions were a weakness. London feared him, the underworld respected him, and women only ever got one night—if they were lucky. But when Vivienne “Vee” Devereux storms back into his life, she brings with her more than the memory o