Chapter 1. SUSSEX POSSESSION The roast chicken is still raw in the middle and the tall, thin, elderly bewigged Judge, red of face and with a hooked beak for a nose, pushes the pewter plate away from him in disgust. Summoned hotfoot to Whitehall from the Quarterly Assizes in Bristol at Michaelmas 1688, he found the Privy Council were not yet ready for him, a...
Sitting on the park bench, I patiently waited for my quarry. The Commerce Court West building, one of the tallest buildings in Toronto's Financial District glitters in the distance. I know for a fact that it houses several law firms, mega-corporations and the offices of at least one billionaire. It's where my prey works. Today's target is Jonathan Wendell,...
The sky was a myriad of colours, light pinks and reds to deep oranges and even the hint of dark blue, the promise of night. Andrew watched from atop his castle, enjoying the quiet peace and the solitude of his castle. It was located deep in the country, a massive structure, almost an ode to the gods. The castle was a fortress, high walled and it overlooked t...
Lord Ruvano was quick to exert his influence over the stunned royal court. They were soon jumping to his orders as if he were the king. Under his instruction, I was quickly removed to one of the king's chambers and given opportunity to clean and make myself more presentable. I still felt cold and had blankets pulled around my shoulders as I hunkered down in...
The morning had started out ordinary. The young prince woke early, to go out riding his sleek black horse on his usual trail through the forest. Eclipse knew the path so well, the prince barely needed to hold the reins between his fingers. He wore an elegant crimson tunic embroidered with the black and gold seal of Cydonia over his closely-fitting black bree...
A servant girl from the manor came to get her, along with two armed guards. Emma rose from her chair and straightened her blue robe. She was ready to go, she had been waiting for them. They walked through the village. Even though it was already dark, some people were still out, working, and they stopped to watch Miller's Emma on her Virgin Walk. Emma was t...
Sasha stood still as a statue, absentmindedly watching the horizon. She was profoundly bored, and lingered silently several stories up on a roof-top terrace. A hot, arid breeze blew lightly in her face and gently set her wavy auburn hair aflutter. She had been there for a while with little else to do, and had spent most of her afternoon gazing far beyond the...
"Ah, Zuel, you've waited for me!" Lord Asmodeus grins, walking up to the closed door his servant is standing in front of. "Yes, my lord," he pauses. "Though I may not approve of that woman. I cannot stand another mortal stealing another mortal's soul." He clinches his fists at his sides. Lord Asmodeus places his hand on his servant's shoulder, "What I woul...
I met Aileen by chance, shopping for vintage clothes in Kensington Market. She is buxom and beautiful, soft dark waves of hair to her shoulders, smoldering spruce eyes, full lips, and wide inviting hips. We fell in love instantly. She took me to her mansion in Etobicoke, Baby Point, and we consummated our love. We abandoned our current partners. Our passion...
I spent the rest of the day in the Marquise's company reading a history of Queen Vindrel, the Hawk Queen. It was a sensationalist narrative written in a simple vernacular that even my limited knowledge of writing was able to comprehend without more than an occasional bit of assistance from the Marquise or her two attendants. If even half the things in that b...