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8">You open your mouth to speak, but the thick, smoky air chokes your words. The metallic tang of blood tickles your tongue.</p><p id="d9a9">“You’re killing him!” Alaric shouts.</p><p id="329c">A tingling sensation pricks your skin. “Let him go. The dark forest will be a daunting challenge for him to navigate alone.” You wince at the salty sting of cracked lips.</p><p id="d06e">Lorenzo’s eyes glow bright red…</p><h2 id="8712">Continue.</h2><blockquote id="175d"><p>This story is a collaborative effort. Please feel free to join in and add a chapter, furthering the story in any way you like.</p></blockquote><p id="325f"><b><i>If you enjoyed the story and would like to support me, make sure to:</i></b></p><ul><li>👏 <b>Clap (up to 50 times!) to help others find it</b></li><li><b>🔔 Follow me on <a href="https://medium.com/@jc_lovero/subscribe">Medium</a></b></li><li>📰 <b>View more content on my <a href="https://medium.com/@jc_lovero">Medium profile</a></b></li></ul><p id="1ae7"><b>Join the <a href="https://medium.com/@jc_lovero/membership">Medium membership program</a> for only $5 to get unlimited access to thousands of articles online. If you <a href="https://medium.com/@jc_lovero/membership">use my referral link</a>, I’

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DRABBLE STORY ARC #2: SEEK AND AVENGE

Poker Face

Part of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition.

This is a ‘choose your own’ fiction story, “drabble edition”. You can check out Chapter 1 of this story: The Burned Village. Find out how to contribute to the ongoing story here, or check the previous chapter: ‘Brokering Faith’, by J.C. Lovero.

With a single look, Lorenzo flings you against the wall. The icy chill of shadowy hands pierces through the rocks of the cavern, binding you in place next to Alaric.

“Why should the prisoner go free? Hmm?”

You open your mouth to speak, but the thick, smoky air chokes your words. The metallic tang of blood tickles your tongue.

“You’re killing him!” Alaric shouts.

A tingling sensation pricks your skin. “Let him go. The dark forest will be a daunting challenge for him to navigate alone.” You wince at the salty sting of cracked lips.

Lorenzo’s eyes glow bright red…

Continue.

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How I Almost Murdered My Son

The slowest seven seconds of my life

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The Viral Cycle

We are inevitable

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