Even with Orcutt's authorization the unscheduled departure from the penthouse bothered Trapnell. His eye riveted to his monitor studying the descent of the elevator to Portal Five in the garage. Instantly he contacted the guard. "Check the passes on that outgoing traffic and get back to me before they leave," he ordered. Katia glanced at her watch and smile...
It started as a day like all the others as far as Sharon was concerned. In fact, in her misery she had lost all concept of days. Life was nothing but boredom and fear punctuated by rape. Only a few hours earlier Sweetness and she had had to endure another assault by the Buggery soldiers. Again ones she’d never seen before with the exception of the sergeant w...
I lived in Japan for many years as a teacher instructing high school and university students for the Japanese government. For much of the time I was the only foreigner in my area. It was not an uncomfortable living. On the contrary, I was set up in an nicely furnished apartment overlooking the university and surrounded by friendly people. In my second week t...
Another sleepy little beach town, so much like all the others, with the same endless array of beach bars and t-shirt shops, tattoo parlors and seafood restaurants; all eager to give the tourists a taste of paradise. What a load of crap. The locals all had the long-suffering look of people too long at the same job, needing the money the holiday travelers...
Sasha sat next to Marti as they drove to the hospital. The two briefly spoke, mostly just hushed words, questions about how Marti was feeling. Her head seemed to still be bothering her, but over all she seemed to be in good spirits. There was a look in her eyes; one that Sasha had not seen in a long time, and wondered if that was because of Viktor. The two h...
You've seen me hundreds of times. You've seen me at the grocery store You've seen me at church. You've even passed right by me as you walked down the sidewalk and you never even nodded in my direction. At some point in the past 48 years it seems I've become invisible. It wasn't always this way. In my younger years (I hope you'll forgive my immodesty) both...
I looked myself over once again, nervousness causing my hands to shake as I smoothed my black dress over my hips. My black hair was twisted up in an elegant french twist, and my makeup was exact--my eyes dark and smoky, lips natural and glossy. The little dress I had on was strapless, and my C cup breasts were pushed up and out by the gorgeous lace bra I had...
Doctor's Orders Lucky's head felt like it was going to split in two as the car sped down the highway toward some location that Toshiko suggested they go. Apparently, she knew some woman who would doctor men without the proper paperwork. That's exactly what he needed. He could only imagine how easy it would be for the two women looking for him to find him if...
Myrddin Wyllt shook his head; the young mage was good damn good! Then there was the champion of the dark council that he had faced (and lost to most miserably) by all that is holy! Those two had gone at each other with an amount of power he could only imagine. True his own power had jumped quite a bit, he was no longer in the upper low level range, he'd pass...
"I'm doing my best to represent the Black Canadian community," Madeleine Toussaint said to herself, and the six-foot-tall, curvy, pantsuit-wearing Haitian businesswoman looked at her reflection in the mirror, and smiled. The dark gray pantsuit and white blouse which Madeleine wore contrasted sharply against her mahogany-hued skin. Folks often commented on Ma...