A dark silhouette blotted the autumn moon. She stood as still as a gargoyle on the roof of a house on a hill, the one that loomed over Bloodless, Arizona like a slumbering god, ancient and beautiful, a woman in long black robes. Mina's eyes scanned the grainy black landscape of the night, but she saw neither the fingernail sliver of new moon nor the twinkli...
Author's Note: I know it's weird to put a foreword on a third chapter of an ongoing series, but I feel it might be necessary in this case. Some "untoward" violence happens to more and more characters as this story goes along, so I feel I should warn any unwary readers who might stumble upon this tale of horror. If you're familiar with the Hammer Horror movie...
We agreed that I would leave as soon as possible. Father insisted that I leave first thing in the morning. That night I hardly slept. I was so excited, but I was also a little sad as I had to leave flash behind. When I got up in the morning I gave her a cuddle. I dressed in the clothes that father hated, but unfortunately they were necessary as girls my age...
Chapter Nineteen: The Final Battle Part One "What's wrong father, aren't you happy to see me?" I asked him. "You've no idea how glad I am to see you; we all thought you were dead! How come your alive?!" father asked me. "I'll explain later father. I don't have time to explain everything, all you need to know for now is that I'm here with my army and wer...
The next few weeks sped by and Jess's birthday was approaching fast. My wrist was healing and didn't hurt as much as it had. I could now keep it out of the sling. Jess was getting more excited as the days sped by. I noticed that she now wore a very large diamond engagement ring. I was getting more and more nervous. A couple of days before her birthday I had...
Alex glanced around the ballroom, which was filled with an abundance of color, lace, laughter and masks. She stayed near the edge of the room, standing to avoid the difficulty of maneuvering in the wide full skirt and sure if she sat, the corset would tighten to the point where she could barely breathe. She sipped wine carefully and avoided eye contact, made...
This is the fourth part of the Ms. Alexandria series, and the third and final part of The Second Interview. I believe it will stand alone, but will make more sense if you read the earlier parts of the story, particularly Part 2b. This part starts with the last paragraph of the previous part. ***** Ms. Alexandria: The Second Interview - A day out. Part 2c...
It took us the better part of three hours, on foot, getting to my fathers palace. "Now do you know what you have to do?" I asked the men. "Yes we must distract them for as long as possible so Peter, Mark and yourself can get inside and see what their up to." The man that answered me was a man called Ian. "Very good, now as you know you may die and if...
I stared at her for all of five minutes as she walked past me. Alexandria Carter. The most beautiful woman I had ever seen, aside from myself of course. She was working in the food court of the mall, and Josh and I just happened to be in the mall that Saturday to catch a movie for the first time in months. He was sitting to my left devouring his all chic...
Chapter Thirteen: The Quest For The Sword Of The Shadows Part One ~~~~~~ For the first few hours we went at a quick pace. We wanted to get across the border as quickly as possible. We stopped to get a drink of water from a stream when I heard the crack of a twig. I got a twinge in my stomach and it told me who was there. "Alexander, Drake come out of the...