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

Caine put his head into his hands and closed his eyes. It made no difference to his surroundings. His entire world had been darkness and silence for so many long hours. 


Eliah had locked him back inside the room, still telling him nothing about what he had planned for him. There were no windows, not even a shred of light coming from beneath the door. Caine had not known that such a dark and dismal place could even exist. 


He had slept only fitfully – if dozing and reawakening, filled with panic from half-remembered dreams, could even be considered sleeping at all. His consciousness seemed to fade each time he came back to himself, until it became difficult to differentiate between sleep and wakefulness. 


In either, nightmares beset him on all sides. The darkness seemed to grow deeper with each new repetition, waking and sleeping, until it felt like it was sucking him in, sending his down a sinkhole from which there was no escape. 


Chapter 41: Darkness Absolute