Mathew Bell got out of his old black van and stretched his tired bones. He found this idea campsite out in the wilderness to continue his cross county hunt. The hunt of humans and slaughtering them. He noticed a group of young women and men sitting around a campfire laughing and drinking. He approached with a friendly smile and holding a twelve pack of beer....
Chapter 15: Windows Present day, several weeks later Animal hurried through the corridor towards his apartment. He was without inspiration and almost grateful that no students or assistants had bothered to show up. Surveying the revel room, he had been surprised at how much progress he had made in the last few weeks. The first two panels were finished, t...
Note from the author: As I write this note in the wake of coronavirus, we are all worried about our health, the health of our loved ones, and the future of the economy. A few chapters ago, Mariah, obnoxious as always, asked Gabriel why she should do something he was requesting of her. He responded, "It's how friendship works, Mariah. And family. And communit...
Lucy cringed and froze in place after a small, dry branch below her right foot cracked quite loudly. "Damn it," she thought and looked up worried, cursing her clumsiness. The three giggling night elf girls she was following since they had left Darnassus about fifteen minutes ago had just reached a hidden clearing deep in the forest, but whispering nonstop to...
Chapter 6: The kindness mindgame Present day When Mariah awoke, she was grateful that Master Jonas had covered her with a blanket while she slept. That seemed an unusual kindness in him. But then she remembered. Master Jonas was years ago. This was the new mindgame. Animal was sitting on the floor, leaning against the wall, a pad of paper on his knees....
Madison, I say to myself, this is crazy, just flat out crazy. How could you, a respected assistant DA in Los Angeles be in Tokyo to offer your body to a Japanese businessman you've never met? That is the angel talking on my right shoulder. The devil sitting on my left shoulder whispers seductively in my ear, "Madison, let yourself loose. You need some raw,...
Lena stopped suddenly in her tracks. The animal was huge and looking right at her. Though the face was cute, Lena wasn't fooled. The animal's mouth was wide and panting, and the teeth looked were shard and carnivorous. He looked like he could crunch those teeth right into her flesh and bones, and he looked hungry. Lena was too frightened to move. The anima...
Chapter 3: Riviera As he had promised, Animal let Gabriel tend to Rose's wounds. At Gabriel's direction she lay on the couch, trembling. Just as Animal had intimated, her cuts were not as deep nor nearly as dangerous as Gabriel had thought. Except for faded scars the rest of her skin was unmarked. "I'll need clean cotton cloth," Gabriel said. Animal looke...
Chapter 12: Stretched Present day When Jordyn finished showing Mariah the stretches, she brought saddles into the stall. She seemed to assume that Mariah would want to help her clean and condition them. Somewhat to her own surprise, Mariah did not refuse. In answer to Jordyn's question, Mariah struggled to describe where she had ridden with Gabriel ear...
Chapter 8: Small travels Mariah remembers Mistress Corinne was examining the hands of a slave, helping a human determine his suitability for work in the bakery. "You'll have to break him in slowly," she said. "He's lost his calluses from the field." Mariah knelt to her mistress's side, her knees apart, her hands clasped behind her back, her eyes respec...