I made it back to our house without making too much of a fool of myself. I was in a complete daze. I couldn't have held a conversation if mum had tried. All I could feel was this mad jumble of sights, smells, crazy movement and ecstatic noises. By the time the door was closed I was in a sweat. My mind kept feeding me that last bright image of her, wide eyed...
When Tom awoke on the morning after their anniversary, he felt extraordinarily tired. He had not slept well, his rest constantly disturbed by vivid dreams provoked by the previous night's activities. The dreams were quick and bold, strikingly erotic and disturbing in turn. They had merged in his memory into a strange pastiche that was more like a series of...
Cheandra was in no mood to talk or even listen to the others talk about the ride the team had to do the following day. Ryker's decision to take on a job at such short notice was out of character and made Cheandra feel uneasy about the following day. She glanced at the small watch she wore and saw that it was nearly time for Shari to arrive. Wanting to have t...
"Haner?" I said, looking around the Emergency Room waiting room. It didn't take long for a tall, handsome man with spiky hair and heavily tattooed arms to cross the waiting room and stand before me. I couldn't help but notice that the man was nursing his right arm. I knew immediately who he was: standing before me was a very injured Synyster Gates! The other...
I knew there was something different about him when I first saw him. Most guys that come looking for a girl like me would never get out of their car, they'd just roll down their window, ask me how much and depending on what they thought of the price they'd either drive away or ask me to get in. Not William though. He pulled up, put his truck in park, stared...
"Survey Mission log: Stardate 46130.0. Lt. Jamie Gordon recording. We have discovered access to the central computer for the Dyson Sphere, and currently it is absorbing our language so that we can communicate with it. At Commander Burton's orders, I have left my tricorder with the central computer hooked to the universal translator. The computer, which prefe...
Since Constance still hadn't had her first test, Euphemia was willing to give her and Jay another chance to try again before the real classes could begin. But... Jay couldn't sleep again. Since last night's failed consummation, the nightmares had gotten worse. However he resolved not to drink before meeting Constance like last time. His past sins were haunt...
As he sat outdoors and enjoyed the California sunshine – only 75°, mild for Los Angeles – Trace Winston didn't have any regrets about moving from Toronto a decade earlier. It was likely about 45° there right now and would soon be colder, he had never liked winter. Trace was a very proud Canadian and always would be, but they could keep their winters. Trace w...
It was the fall equinox, and the new alliance seemed to be in trouble. The army of the Deathless Emperor was pressing deep into the center of the rebel army, which seemed ready to disintegrate. Ian watched the battled from hilltop about the valley, and beckoned to his son, Ioannis, asked "Will they run?" "Father, they've retreated farther than planned, and...
Chapter 48 Conrad's Chance Meeting Conrad was walking through the lobby of the Blockade Runner in Wrightsville Beach after making a call to Vic in New Jersey to get the weeks take when he heard her voice. "Fuck you, Leon. Fucking, fuck you. Why did I? You should be asking yourself that question, you bastard!" Conrad turned and saw her. She was sitting in...