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

A howl went through Caine’s soul, rising from the innermost depths of him. His senses blended together, a kaleidoscope of sound and sight and smells, blending into senseless stimuli. There was a flash of red-hot pain. 


Then there was nothing. No pain, no sights and sounds, no feeling at all. 


He was back again in the darkness. But it was different than the dark of his cell. This was Darkness, in its purest form. Caine had died once again. 


He shut his eyes, or he thought he did. Shivers wracked his body. He waited for it to be over. Soon, that familiar pulling sensation would set itself inside his body like a hook and drag him back to the world of the living. That was his only comfort in the endless abyss and he clung to it like a lifeline.


But time stretched on and still there was nothing. The darkness billowed around him, dampening everything, stretching forward, past forever. 


Chapter 44: The Growing Mark