It was Monday morning, and police cadet Katja "Kate" Perssen was driving in from the suburbs in the shiny new Jetta her parents had given her as a present for graduating police academy. Although she was newly assigned to the sex crimes unit, until she finished her training Kate was mostly working in the office writing reports and doing clerical wor...
She walked into the dark pub feeling totally exposed. The men all turned to leer at her, feasting on her body with their eyes. The women cast a scornful glance toward the door, muttering a few names under their breath. She knew exactly what they were all thinking: she looked like a shameless whore. He had told her exactly what to wear that night: a red cor...
XIII City of Flames -- 7 It was a strange thing, to crack the door and peer out into the shadowed streets that had kept her hidden for so many years and know that someone, someone she couldn't even see was looking right back at her. Or they were in the house. Sarah's hand trembled against the latch, gaze darting left and right as she tried to gather her...
Standing in a dark alley staring at the full moon, I thought angrily, "Where the fuck is Aaliyah?" It wasn't really anger at her as it was simply anger out of frustration and impatience. I'd been standing there for nearly an hour as the Thirst was threatening to consume my very being. I could barely keep my fangs from coming out. I was so thirsty, but antic...
It was perfect, one of those late spring nights that make walking a joy: the rich scent of gardenia blossoms on the air, their fragrance magnified by the lingering moisture from the afternoon's shower. It was too good a night for walking on the street with its mercury-vapor artificiality. I used the alley instead. It was my favorite path to the campus, a lil...
Ted had been living in his apartment in a new city for a few months and was just beginning to feel at home. His place was a modest size but made for a pretty nice spot for a single guy in his early thirties. Situated on the seventh of eight floors, his unit was at the back of building with only the alley running between his and the apartment complex next d...
Continued from Chapter 3: While working deep undercover for the CIA in Pakistan, he routinely crossed the border to Afghanistan and Pakistan. From where he was perched atop of a hill, he could see the borders of both countries. At the time he was there, he overlooked a six-man band of Navy SEALS who were obviously on a mission. Even without binoculars or th...
Even though Erica knew her master would be calling her early, she still hoped for some well deserved sleep. Unfortunately, the phone call she was expecting to come came, and it came even earlier then she was expecting. Having completed her task last night at three in the morning, Erica was expecting her master to allow her at least four hours of sleep; but a...
Chapter One - Half n' Half Michelle Clooney stood on the windy cold street corner; it was gloomy, with most of the streetlights either deliberately broken to mask the street crime or simply blown and not replaced by a City Council that was going broke. The flickering neon signs of the titty-bars, greasy spoons, porno palaces, and sex shops reflecting off th...
"You know, I have this friend that I think would be just perfect for you." I move through the darkness on fast feet. Should you look I'd hardly be more than a shadow by the time your eyes adjust. "Do I even need to answer?" "Come on, you need to come out of your convent at some point." Gaps between the buildings are nothing more than light jumps for my...