Bedlam by Robert D. Alexander-Jordan

Author:Robert D. Alexander-Jordan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: black dystopia, futuristic Black society, Dystopian fiction, Black utopia, Afrofuturism, Political thriller, Post-apocalyptic world, Survival and resistance
Publisher: Hazelwood Press
Published: 2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

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The first rays of sunlight stretched over Nouvel, casting long, golden fingers across the city’s fractured streets. The air was still, but it was the kind of stillness that came before a storm, the kind that sat heavy on the chest, pressing down with quiet anticipation.

Jalen sat at the edge of the bed, his hands clasped together, his thoughts thick and layered like sediment settling in deep water. Lyric was still sleeping, his body curled slightly under the covers, the slow rise and fall of his chest a quiet reminder that for all the chaos outside their walls, there was still peace here.

He envied that peace.

His mind was already ahead of him, already in the streets, already hearing the voices of the people, the demands, the anger, the expectation. Today wasn’t just another day of trying to hold Nouvel together. Today, he would fight to take back his voice.

A soft rustle came from the bed behind him.

“You gonna sit there thinking all morning or you actually getting up?” Lyric’s voice was thick with sleep, but the smirk was already there, tucked into the edges of his words.

Jalen chuckled, shaking his head. “I don’t know. I might just stay here and let someone else deal with the mess for once.”

Lyric stretched, then sat up, resting his chin on Jalen’s shoulder. His voice dropped, softer now, serious. “You ready?”

Jalen let out a slow breath, rolling his shoulders. Ready? No. But prepared? Absolutely.

He turned his head slightly, catching Lyric’s gaze. “I have to be.”

Lyric studied him for a moment before nodding. He reached for Jalen’s hand, squeezing it once before standing. “Then let’s get to it.”

Jalen followed him to the bathroom, their morning routine playing out in comfortable silence. By the time they were dressed and stepping out onto the balcony, the city had already started moving, the tension pulsing through the air like electricity.

Across the skyline, dark smoke still curled from the remnants of last night’s destruction. People gathered in clusters, already engaged in heated conversations, their voices rising, their frustration boiling over.

Today, Jalen wouldn’t just be a voice in the distance.

Today, he would make sure Nouvel heard him.

And no one—not the Council, not Thorne, not the Veil—would silence him again.

As he and Lyric stepped out into the streets, the city’s heartbeat thundered beneath their feet, pulsing in time with the inevitable.

The war for Nouvel had begun.

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