A soft knock on her door made Valentina look up from her notes.
"Come in," she said quietly.
Innogen slipped through the door, carrying a small linen-wrapped parcel in her hands.
"I thought you might need this." She sat down on V...
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The Valley Health Clinic was so inconspicuous that Chloe walked right past it at first. The sign above the door was very discreet, just "Health Clini...
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Chloe turned off the alarm clock at 9 a.m. after it rang only once and practically jumped out of bed onto her yoga mat. She went through her morning ...
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Back at the apartment, Chloe dropped the shopping bags next to the door. The cheap high heels landed with a thud on the stained carpet.
She too...
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The bus spat Chloe out into a cloud of heat and exhaust fumes.
The Valley City bus station was a sea of cracked asphalt and noise. Pigeons peck...
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Chloe's hand hovered over the newspaper clipping for a moment, unsure whether to take it with her. Then she withdrew her hand.
No. There was n...
2025-10-28 06:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello my dear supporters!
Over the last few months, whenever I had some spare time, I have written another story. It first began as a passion project and I wasn't sure I was going to actually share this story, but now that I've gotten into...
The next few days were a heyday for rumors and all the gossips in town were having the time of their lives. Valentina sat silently in the corner of the Burning Quill, sipping her ale as she amplified the hastily whispered conversations around her ...
2025-10-26 18:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostFaustus' cell was at the other end of the corridor. Valentina had to take out two more guards with her pattern before she reached the heavy iron door.
The door swung open with a soft creak. Faustus crouched on a narrow cot, his expensive nig...
2025-10-23 17:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhen it got dark, Valentina wrapped her darkest cloak around her and pulled the hood low over her face. She had bought the cloak at the market a few months ago to get incognito to Violet Delights – a simple but well-made piece without any conspi...
2025-10-19 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostA black… thing… shot out of the shadows, so fast that it was barely more than a dark streak in the air. Valentina felt the back of her neck tense – she knew this cat, but not like this. Not in this form.
It was still a normal-sized cat...
2025-10-16 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn't that she was ignoring the noise outside, it was more that she was distracted. Because suddenly she remembered. Remembered the ritual gone wrong that had bound her and Vyxara together.
The crucial words of the ritual echoed through ...
2025-10-12 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostEastwald lay relaxed on the bed, his naked body half covered by a sheet, the skin of his back covered in scourge marks, but he really was a changed man – the stern, ascetic mask had given way to an almost boyish relaxation.
"More wine," he...
2025-10-09 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt was raining again. At least it was a little warmer now, which meant they were finally rid of the damn sleet that had plagued them all winter.
She hurried through the dusky streets of Bridgewater on her way to Violet Delights, her cloak pu...
2025-10-05 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Valentina came into the Red Room, she immediately saw that Faustus was in terrible shape. He was crouched on the edge of the bed, tapping his foot, his expensive doublet rumpled, his hair in disarray, as if he had been running his fingers thr...
2025-10-02 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Valentina arrived at the dining room the next morning, students stood in small groups, their heads together, nervously whispering.
"Val!" Crispin rushed towards her, his face pale with excitement. "They've found it!"
"What do you ...
2025-09-28 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostShe sat astride him, his manhood deep inside her, her hands braced on his chest, and when she looked down into his face, she still caught herself thinking about how her life had actually come to this point.
"Say it," Faustus gasped beneath h...
2025-09-25 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostValentina watched uncertainly as Faustus tried to regain his composure. His hands were still shaking slightly as he wiped the tears from his face.
"I'm sorry," he mumbled. "I don't know what... that was just... very intense."
"Oh, ...
2025-09-21 17:12:00 +0000 UTC View Post"I didn't think that illusion stuff would work so well. You look exactly like her," Faustus said.
At first, Valentina thought she had misheard him. Faustus was still grinning in the doorway of the Red Room, his broad face beaming with triump...
2025-09-18 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe news spread like wildfire through the university one evening – the Illuminator had searched Professor Horne's private library again and found a hidden collection of erotic literature. Worse still were his handwritten fantasies about female s...
2025-09-14 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostOver the next few weeks, Valentina was constantly amazed at how quickly one got used to new circumstances – a deeply human trait, as Vyxara assured her.
Her days had settled into a new routine despite the oppression of normal university li...
2025-09-11 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Valentina entered the library the next morning, she immediately sensed that something had happened again. The already very subdued atmosphere was now full of nervous tension. Students whispered in the corners, but fell silent abruptly when so...
2025-09-04 17:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostValentina stood outside an elegant townhouse in one of Bridgewater's better neighborhoods. The Violet Delights was very different from the usual brothels in the city – there were no glaring lanterns, no drunken men standing around outside the do...
2025-08-31 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostValentina turned the precious vials in her hands. The Essence shimmered in them like liquid moonlight. Two vials – that might get her through the next two weeks if she used them sparingly. But then what?
"A worryingly low supply," 2025-08-28 17:12:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The following days blurred into a repetitive cycle of care, short breaks and constant worry. Valentina and Innogen shared the tasks – while one rested, the other watched over Crispin.
Valentina used all her knowledge from Dusktown. She had...
2025-08-24 17:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostIcy sleet drove the students into the buildings, where they huddled around fireplaces and stoves, freezing.
"Appropriate weather for these gloomy times," Vyxara murmured in Valentina's mind.
Valentina pulled her coat tighter a...
2025-08-21 17:12:02 +0000 UTC View PostOn the seventh day after Eastwald's arrival, Valentina found a parchment note on the outside of her door. With cool precision, the formal handwriting informed her that she was to report to the questioning room at noon. No explanation, no polite ph...
2025-08-17 17:12:18 +0000 UTC View PostNews of the room searches quickly spread through the university like wildfire. Valentina heard the first rumors at lunch – students whispering about Emberwardens ransacking rooms, slashing mattresses, confiscating books and destroying personal b...
2025-08-14 17:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostBy midday, one of the auditoriums on the first floor, normally a place of lively debate about Essence Theory, had been transformed into what everyone assumed to be basically a torture chamber. The Emberwardens had pushed the benches and tables aga...
2025-08-10 17:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostThey were in the middle of breakfast when a sudden commotion at the entrance interrupted them. The conversations in the dining room fell silent as heads turned towards the door. The normal breakfast chatter died away and was replaced by an unnatur...
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