Slow Burn Stories
Explore our collection of 364 amazing stories tagged with slow burn. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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Chasm Runner: The Aetheric Interface
Author:Mattie Prescott
In the neon-drenched underbelly of Veridia City, a sarcastic master thief named Haven lives by one rule: trust no one. But when a heist goes wrong and she witnesses a grotesque, reality-glitching demon attack, her world shatters. She discovers she possesses a unique 'Aetheric Interface'—the power to see and manipulate the code of magic itself. This ability throws her into the path of Asterias, a cold and dangerously handsome agent from the secret order that polices these demonic incursions. Forced into an uneasy alliance, they must unravel a conspiracy tied to her father's mysterious death, a conspiracy that will drag them through high-tech heists and demonic cults, blurring the line between justice and revenge.
The Viper's Claim
Author:Aria Thorne
Art student Nicole thought her life was ordinary until she was abducted and thrust into a world of opulent darkness. Now, she is the captive prize of Eva, a beautiful and ruthless syndicate queen, and Bryce, her formidable enforcer. Forced into a test of submission and pleasure beyond her wildest imaginings, Nicole discovers a side of herself that craves their control. But in this gilded cage, is her surrender a path to ecstasy or a trap with no escape? She must navigate the desires of her captors while fighting for her own soul, caught between two powerful figures who intend to claim her, body and mind.
Whispers on Paradise Key
Author:Jeff Austin
To recover from a mysterious illness, an overworked assistant is sent to her billionaire boss's private island. But the tropical paradise holds a dark secret: strange noises from a non-existent attic, a reclusive novelist, and the handsome, guarded pilot who warns her that not everything is as it seems. Trapped between her powerful boss and the pilot who makes her feel alive, she must uncover the island's ghostly secret before a looming hurricane reveals a truth more terrifying than any spirit.
The Thaumaturge's Gambit
Author:Elias Thorne
A cynical 21st-century detective is murdered, only to awaken in the body of a nobleman investigator in an alternate Victorian-era world. In this Anglo-French Empire, magic is a rigid science controlled by the Church, and his new partner is a powerful, by-the-book sorcerer. Tasked with solving impossible locked-room murders, he must use his modern forensic knowledge to reinterpret the very laws of thaumaturgy. As he untangles conspiracies that threaten to drag the empire into war, he finds himself in a deadly game of wits against a beautiful, ruthless sorceress from a rival empire, where one wrong move could shatter both his cover and his new reality.
The Architect of Echoes
Author:James Daniels
I'm a programmer, a man of logic. I built an app to fake ghosts, a masterpiece of digital deception. My mistake wasn't in the code; it was in my arrogance. I thought I was simulating whispers in the static, but I was building a bridge. I created a recursive loop that amplified a signal from beyond, giving it form, a voice, and a hunger. It took my best friend. Now, it wears his memories and whispers my name in the dark. I built its cage, and now I'm trapped inside with it.
The Rot That Binds Us
Author:Silas Blackwood
When Trey Blackburn returns to his decaying hometown for his monstrous father's funeral, he finds the morgue drawer empty. The body is gone. A cryptic warning from a decade-old security tape—"That's not my son! Check the attic!"—sends him searching for a mysterious stone box. He soon discovers his father didn't just die; he evolved. Trey must unravel a dark family legacy tied to the town's rotten core, where the dead don't stay buried and a terrible secret has been festering for generations, waiting for him to come home.
The Third-Floor Tenant
Author:Alice Carpenter
When Leo signs the lease for a suspiciously cheap apartment, the landlord’s only rule is to ignore the "renovations" on the third floor. But the dragging footsteps and chilling breaths outside his door are impossible to ignore. Soon, he discovers he hasn’t just moved into a new home—he’s been chosen by its oldest resident. An entity that doesn't just want to haunt him, it wants to replace him. Now, Leo must uncover the building's dark history before he becomes the next soul to be permanently renovated.
Echoes of a Bruise
Author:Francisco Crawford
He was a king forged in ice, his empire built on ruthless control. But when his bright, unassuming assistant is left bruised and broken, the ice shatters. In the quiet moments of tending to her wounds, a terrifying, possessive rage awakens within him. He'll keep his voice calm and his touch gentle, but in his mind, he's already burying the one who hurt her. He will burn the world to the ground to keep her safe, and she'll be the one to light the match.
Beneath the Crimson Lace
Author:Vivienne Thorne
To secure his empire, ruthless billionaire Damien Blackwood buys a wife. He expects compliance, not defiance. Elara, his new bride, is a beautiful enigma who refuses his lavish gifts, including a stunning crimson lace gown for the biggest gala of the year. He thinks it's a game; a test of his will. But when the abrasive fabric tears at her fragile skin, revealing a painful, hidden truth, the dress becomes a symbol of his brutal ignorance. Now, he must unravel the woman he thought he owned, and soothe the scars he inflicted, before his gilded cage shatters them both.
The Night Crawler's Lullaby
Author:Miriam Olson
A man, haunted by unexplained scratches in his sleep, sets up a camera to uncover the truth. The horrifying footage reveals a gaunt, wounded girl crawling across his ceiling at 3:23 AM. As he delves into the mystery, he learns the entity is tied to a dark secret within his own home and his failed marriage. He must confront the tragic past of this spectral visitor before she tears his life—and his skin—apart.
Sapphire Peak's Embrace
Author:Christine Allen
A secluded mountain lake was meant to be an adventure for four friends, but when two stay behind, the wild beauty of the wilderness ignites a forbidden, primal desire between Evelyn and Dan. Alone, with only the cascading waterfall as their witness, they discover that the most dangerous peak to conquer is the one of their own passion. Will the echoes of their secret encounter follow them back to civilization, or will what happens at Sapphire Peak stay hidden forever?
Lease of Vengeance
Author:Quentin Clause
He spent his youth mastering the secrets of tenancy law, not in a classroom, but in the trenches of the courtroom. Now, a decade later, when a greedy corporation pushes him and his friends too far, they'll discover they haven't just mistreated a tenant—they've unleashed their worst nightmare. He knows every rule, every loophole, and every weakness of the system. They want to play games? He wrote the rulebook. This isn't just about getting even; it's about total annihilation, one legal clause at a time.