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

There were no sights or sounds which Vix could make out as she descended the ladder. All she could feel were her hands upon the wooden rungs and her heart hammering its way up into her throat. 


Her astonishment grew the farther she went. This was a veritable tunnel, burrowing down straight through the ground. Vix wondered what it could possibly have been made for. ‘An old mine shaft?’ she thought. It was a strange sort of thing to put beneath a once-prestigious manor house. 


There came a soft thud and grunt below her. “Vix.” Caine’s whisper rebounded up through the dark. “I reached the bottom.” 


“Hold on.” Vix took the last few rungs down. Something brushed up against her in the dark, making her jump, but it was only Caine. His hands blindly sought her waist, which he held firmly as she stepped awkwardly off the ladder. 


“Thanks,” Vix breathed, facing toward the direction she thought he was. A sudden wave of fear and frustration overcame her. “I can’t see a thing!” 


Chapter 52: The Belly of the Beast