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

Vix stared at the motionless assassin. The Riverman was dead. She had not seen it firsthand, before. 


He looked strange, diminished somehow. There was nothing terrifying or imposing about the tangle of cloth and metal lying there, like a forgotten bundle of belongings discarded on the roadside. The Riverman looked as inhuman in death as he did in life. 


Caine, kneeling above her, let out his breath in a hiss. Vix’s pistol fell from his fingers to clatter noisily to the ground. His eyes remained glued to the Riverman for another split-second. Then, he turned his back to the assassin. 


He bent over Vix. His wild eyes went to her side and then immediately shot up again, as though he could not bear to look. Caine ran a hand tenderly through her hair. “Vix? Vix? How are you? Can you move?” 


Vix could not even shake her head. The only movement she could manage was the barest rise and fall of her chest. Even that was becoming hard. 


Chapter 54: Goodbye