Haunted by war and desperate for peace, former soldier Kyle finds sanctuary in the most unexpected place: a devoted triad with his two soulmates, Sarah and Vicky. Sarah is his emerald‑eyed angel. Vicky is his sapphire‑eyed inferno. Together, they are a bond that feels fated, a fierce, loving stand against a world growing colder and more high‑tech by the day. But the ghosts Kyle left on the battlefield have followed him home. As the trio prepares to formalize their three‑way union, their fragile happiness is shaken by PTSD flashbacks, explosive family conflict, and the first hints of a much larger threat. Someone, or something, has been watching them. Breadcrumbs of a technological conspiracy begin to surface, suggesting that Kyle’s extraordinary connection to Sarah and Vicky may not be coincidence at all. To protect their future, Kyle must confront the trauma he’s buried and the terrifying possibility that their love was...

★ 2026 HEART AWARD FINALIST ★ Kyle is finally gaining ground in the war against his PTSD. But the real battle is only beginning. He and his soulmates, Sarah, the steadying light, and Vicky, the untamed fire, have secured their unconventional love, standing defiantly against a world that refuses to understand them. Their triad feels stronger than ever… but they may only be standing in the eye of a storm. The breadcrumbs of conspiracy uncovered in Three Souls Found erupt into a relentless pursuit. A cryptic message shatters their fragile peace, dragging them into a shadow world of clones, buried experiments, and whispers of life‑saving serums. Every new clue peels back another layer of secrecy and threatens the very essence of their bond. As Kyle struggles to balance domestic bliss with the rising tide of danger, the lines between dreams and waking life begin to blur. Sarah, Vicky, and Kyle...

The towers are falling. The truth is revealed. Now begins the final battle for love, identity, and survival. The war with Project L.O.V. has cracked the foundation of everything Kyle, Sarah, and Vicky fought to protect. Their once‑unbreakable triad is buckling under the weight of a terrifying revelation: the secrets they uncovered aren’t just technological; they are existential. The answers come with brutal cost. One partner faces a sudden, devastating physical crisis. Another’s spirit dims under the crushing threat to their identity. And Kyle, the former soldier who clawed his way back to peace, watches it all collapse as the truth exposes the ultimate betrayal of trust. With time running out, the trio launches a desperate mission to secure the life‑saving MNV serum. Their plan spirals into a high‑stakes heist, forcing them to fight through waves of advanced agents and combat droids. But the deeper horror isn’t the conspiracy; it’s...

3rd Place Winner – Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (Horror Short Story) | 2026 For former soldier Ryan, surviving the grim realities of war was only the beginning of his torment. What starts as a solitary walk on a quiet autumn night quickly devolves into a surreal hellscape where rain turns to blood and the pavement morphs into stitched-together human flesh. Seeking refuge, Ryan becomes trapped inside a sprawling, colonial-era mansion that acts as a sinister maze of his own memories. Forced to open doors that reveal his deepest traumas and darkest secrets, Ryan watches his life split in two. On one side is the devoted husband and father fighting to return to his family; on the other is his double, a bloodthirsty shadow born in the unforgiving violence of combat. Taunted by the agonizing echoes of those he couldn't save and stalked by a grotesque, flayed entity that sings in...

Genius is a heavy cross to bear. Redemption is even heavier. Three years after his fall as the titan of ITI, Stephen Dolion is a man haunted by the ghosts of the L.O.V. project. His cybernetic hands can engineer revolutionary technology, but they can’t feel the warmth of his daughter Jenny’s hand in his. Obsessed with rewriting his legacy and aiding a humanity he once exploited, Stephen turns to the controversial remnants of Organoid Intelligence (OI) to create D.R.E.A.D.—the Digital Replication of Encephalic Adaptive Data. He believes it is the key to the future; Jenny fears it is the wall standing between them. But a mind built of living biological data demands total devotion—and every hour Stephen spends perfecting the system is an hour stolen from the father Jenny needs. Derived from the biological remnants of Jenny’s own past, D.R.E.A.D. doesn't just adapt at an exponential rate; it hums with...