book cover of The Fall
 

The Fall

(2026)
(A book in the Terms series)
A Story by

 
 
Shut up.
Shut up.
Shut the f—
I fisted my hair, pulling at the strands.
Everything hurt.
Sick.
I was getting—


One night.
A man in withdrawal, chasing a fix across the city.
It ends on a balcony.

The Fall is Sebastian Holt's story, an experimental 5,300 word literary short story. There is no love interest, no HEA, and no relief. It is a single night inside a single mind, told from the point of view of a man in active opioid addiction, and it does not look away.

This story isn't written to be enjoyed. It's meant to be endured.

No prior Holt Universe knowledge required.
The Fall runs alongside the final days of Terms of Surrender, Book 1 of the Terms series. Readers who have not read Terms of Surrender should know that this story reveals how that book ends.

Content warnings are listed in full at the front of the book, with a more detailed version on Nicole Gregory's website. Please read them.



Genre: Literary Fiction

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