Skorpio #8

Ceny Blake, raised like a flower in a dangerous neighborhood, finds her wedding day shattered when her new husband is gunned down just after the ceremony—targeted by two rival gangs running a protection racket. With the streets now closing in and her life upended, she must navigate a web of violence and secrets, drawing the attention of figures like padre Flanagan, sergente Hyeronimus, and the enigmatic Skorpio.

Victor drives his truck through the vast emptiness of Texas when he’s suddenly ambushed—by Indians who, to his astonishment, mean him no harm. Though his vehicle remains, the world he knew has vanished, leaving only Wuciwa and the quiet, shifting landscape behind.

An old man pulled from the sea claims to know every soul on board—Robby Burns, Calico Jack, Sylvia, Pick, and Papa' Pierre—before declaring he’ll stay with them, forever.

Burt Connors, smitten and desperate, asks surgeon Dottor Melstroem to reshape his face to match his girlfriend Mary’s favorite actor—only to find the actor himself has a different plan, fearing the mob’s reach. With secrets simmering beneath the surface of a simple request, the line between identity and danger begins to blur.

After betraying Oliver MacDuff in Africa and abandoning him to a crocodile-infested river, Ray Kellog built a fortune and a powerful empire in Manchester. Years later, Oliver—miraculously alive—returns with a quiet fury, determined to reclaim what was stolen. With Vivien watching, Kitty caught in the crossfire, and Ray’s wealth no longer a shield, the past comes knocking in the form of a man who never died.

In the shadow of a looming nuclear apocalypse, Morton and Georgia Morrison prepare for hibernation, seeking safety in frozen stillness. As the world outside collapses, Morton confronts a chilling temptation—one that offers escape from a marriage long stripped of warmth, revealing a path as dangerous as it is alluring.