The rain was a relentless torrent, beating against the windows of Samuel Hayes’ hotel room in Phoenix. The city skyline, with its imposing skyscrapers, was barely visible through the sheets of water descending from the heavens, like a curtain of tears. Samuel’s mind raced back to a time when the rain wasn’t his only companion,… Read more

The rain hammered against the skyscrapers of Chicago, creating a melody of drops against the concrete jungle. Claire Richards dashed through the urban maze, her coat flapping like wings behind her. She clutched a briefcase in one hand and a coffee cup in the other, her ginger hair plastered to her pale, slender face. She… Read more

The rain came down in a steady, rhythmic drizzle, painting the damp Chicago streets with glistening reflections of the towering skyscrapers. Evelyn Moon stood sheltered under a shop’s eave, her big, blue eyes scanning the urban maze with a practiced vigilance. The sharp edges of the city seemed to pierce the tranquil haze of her… Read more

The sound of trickling water seemed to echo through the vast stillness of the forest as Aurelia Greenwood stared intently at the sun-kissed horizon. The memory of that day, the one that changed everything, remained an indelible mark on her soul. Flashback to Seattle, her urban sanctuary shrouded in a mystical mist, faltered in her… Read more

The rain poured relentlessly, casting a silver sheen on the cobblestone streets of New Orleans. Elara Moonshadow walked with purpose, her slim figure cloaked in a luminous, enchanted robe. Raven-black dragons embroidered around the hem of her gown mirrored her mysterious air. She turned a corner and saw the old jazz club where it had… Read more