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

Not a sound could be heard throughout the whole of Southbend Manor. Of course, this was not unusual. The locals that farmed the outskirts of Belgrave used to say that even the ghosts of the manor had long since packed up and moved on to greener pastures. According to popular belief, not a single soul had graced those decaying walls in a hundred years. 


Yet in the deepest part of the manor, past silent and winding halls, ten women were currently seated around a large, circular table. The room they were in had two large windows, but they were draped with velvet curtains so thick that they blocked out nearly every trace of light. 


The women all wore veils which obscured their mouths. Their eyes shone out of the bluish semi-gloom, watching one another warily.  


“So,” one of them said at last, breaking the silence, “it has come to this, at last, then. Our puppet has had his strings cut.” 


Chapter 59: Epilogue