Vix, an orphan/thief living in the pits of Belgrave, has only one rule. She does what she must in order to survive. In the miserable depths of the slums, there’s only one alternative. Death.

But it seems that this does not apply to everyone. 

Vix encounters Caine, a mysterious man murdered on two different occasions, on two different days. He cannot seem to stay dead. Desperate to understand his secrets, Vix follows after the beaten-down immortal. But there is another hunting for Caine as well--an undying assassin known as the Riverman who will stop at nothing to kill his target again and again, no matter how many times it takes. 

As the Riverman sets his sights on her, Vix is faced with her darkest fears. A world of dark magic and mysteries unveils itself before her--and through it all, death is always but a step behind. 

This work contains depictions of violence, suitable for ages 18+. 

Spiral Loop is created by Alexander Harrington, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Spiral Loop

They took to the road again, heading west once more. They had lost much of the day with all that had happened; the sun was already nearly at its zenith. It was no less beautiful than it had been yesterday. 


Yet everything was different. Vix no longer had time to admire the buttercups that dotted the trail beside her, or appreciate the gentle babble of the river. She was too busy checking the shadow of every valley for cloaked figures and listening for the sound of cracking twigs under heavy boots. 


It was exhausting. Vix began to feel herself getting more and more irritable as the day went on.


Miles melted away before them, yet the serene, rolling landscape never changed. The only thing that showed they had moved was the Striding, which had bent away from them to the south and had disappeared from sight and from hearing. 


Vix wished for a sight of civilization again. In the wilderness, it felt like there were hidden eyes on her everywhere. 


Chapter 23: Disregard