Blood & Water

By Anthony DeRoss

Blood & Water is a small collection of tension-driven short stories that showcase the most twisted versions of honor, love, and loyalty. This collection takes us from the misuse of science-fiction technologies to the fictional realism of The Peaky Blinders.

 

"The Rift" follows Daniel Reyes and his military battle buddy Shoustak as a draft sends them on a mission through a tear in time and space to answer the desperate call of humanity's future where they'll find something much more horrifying happening.

 

In "Blood and Water" an English gangster, Bernie, has a sit-down with an old enemy to get his brother back in one piece. Can he control his rage, or will things get out of hand?

 

"Aphrodite" takes us into a highly advanced technological facility where Dr. Julia Cambers is seemingly rehabilitating Special Operative, Caleb Bradshaw, to find out what happened to his squad and what else he can't remember about his life and why.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Anthony DeRoss
• Release date: Nov 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215042281

Book preview

The Rift

It was the last day of boot camp, everything Daniel Reyes had gone through would be worth it. Although no one had come back from their deployment, it was still better than being here. Daniel arrived at an airplane hangar filled with a vast array of squads trained in different specialties. After a brief survey, he spotted his squad-mate and friend.

Hey, Shoustak!

He trotted over.

You good? said Daniel.

Y—yeah, why wouldn’t I be? said Shoustak, tapping his foot at a rapid pace.

You’re shaking like a leaf. You’re acting like we’re a combat unit.

"I’d almost rather be in a combat unit, at least they have guns in case shit goes haywire. We have no idea what to expect when we jump. I