by Cherise Papa | Jun 12, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
The elderly woman swept through her small home, adjusting knickknacks here and straightening her old wedding photo one last time. “James, be sure to keep this place safe while I’m gone.” She stared at her wedding photo, taking note of her husband....
by Cherise Papa | Jun 5, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
The dragon shifter dragged a clawed finger along her cheek, the tip pressing against her smooth skin. Her chest rose and fell as her breathing quickened, her pulse at her neck shuddering deliciously. “That gemstone,” he whispered lowly, his...
by Cherise Papa | May 29, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Horror
Tendrils of smoke twisted from the carcasses of town buildings and broken bodies lay strewn through the streets, dried blood splattered everything else. The stench of death and explosives burned the approaching man’s nose, but he did nothing to escape it. Nor...
by Cherise Papa | May 22, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
The guard checks my anti-magic cuffs before shoving me into a dark cell I haven’t spent time in yet. With no window, the air is stagnant and ripe with memories of the last victim. But they don’t know I don’t need a window to escape. I half listen to...
by Cherise Papa | May 15, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
The man next to me at the bar scanned the room, hunger marring his expression. I watched him with casual interest, unbothered as I tried to forget through my own drinks. There was something odd about him. Sure, this bar seemed to collect the...
by Cherise Papa | May 8, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Horror, Paranormal
Claws scraped against the basement door at the bottom of the stairs, and a shiver rushed down Jesse’s spine as the angry thing below whined between each stroke. The hinges rattled harder, and whatever lay beyond picked up its desperate pacing. Jesse didn’t...
by Cherise Papa | May 1, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
His breath skims my neck, its chill sending shivers down my spine. My heart pounds, my pulse thrumming beneath his deadly touch. Everything broken inside of me wants to give in, to accept the life he offers. One without pain, without suffering. Just pleasure and...
by Cherise Papa | Apr 24, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Death’s scythe caressed the man’s neck, and his ghost pleaded. His body was tied, dead, and abandoned in a ditch, retribution for the way he led his crew of thugs until a more powerful man user sought their revenge. There’s always something stronger,...
by Cherise Papa | Apr 17, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Mella stares steadily at her aged mentor, biting her lip to keep unwanted anger and fear at bay so they don’t mess with the tingle of magic pooling in her eyes. Sophen grips Mella’s chin, tipping her face into the fading sunlight, before grumbling her...
by Cherise Papa | Apr 10, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
There’s a niggling pull at my gut, that familiar sensation calling me to distress. I swallow my bite of sandwich and abandon the rest. I’ll eat after I settle the ghost. Rain drizzles, and my coat and hat are soaked and soggy by the time I finish the...
