Tyll sighed heavily as the portal collapsed. He trudged towards the temple, fully robed and masked, the Kephomeh's summons in hand. Vrema snuffled him in concern, pacing him. Tyll stroked her neck and murmured. "He's going to make me retire. I know it." She heaved a smoky sigh. Tyll retiring meant she retired. She imaged Tyll surrounded by children and hers...
"Why am I not freaking out more right now?" I said as Sean pulled onto the highway, "I mean: wizards, vampires, sex magic? I should be freaking the hell out right now. Am I in shock?" Sean let out a little chuckle and gave me a reassuring look. "You just survived a life or death situation so your adrenaline is still pumping," Sean explained, "also, just di...
Harry, my husband, and I were at the local watering hole. It was a Saturday night and a group of black guys had dropped in that were not locals. They had gotten louder and more rowdy as the evening wore on and, of course, Harry had had more than a few and he had begun grumbling about their behavior. Finally, things began to go south as my husband shouted a...
Enjoying An Afternoon With Lily & Calling Susan Weaver On our way to school, Lizzy said, "Billy, while you were entertaining Rachel's mom at your stepmom's house Monday, (she giggled), I stopped by the McDonald's Gourmet Coffee Shop to observe and talk with the Britney Oelsen, the young lady that came onto you the two times I dropped you off on our way to s...
I was beginning to feel somewhat lightheaded. I wasn't sure if the second-hand smoke from the marijuana inside The Coral Reefer was affecting me, or whether my nerves were reacting to the fact I was about to meet a powerful man, perhaps someone I knew, who'd made an interesting bid on my virginity. There was a slight commotion at the podium. I looked and s...
Beware of the pitfalls of character development in minor stories! This was supposed to be a simple stroke story but now that we're at installment number four, I can see that I've failed. Nothing for it now but to sit back and enjoy the view as the journey unfolds The morning after Twyla had surprised Bemere, the mage was even shyer than usual. Bemere hadn'...
~~Julias~~ Everything had fallen apart in a matter of seconds. When it was just the six hunters, he and his childe could have handled the situation easily. Even Angela, for all her absurd might and endurance, was only human. Six humans? He could have handled this himself. Having to work quickly, break through Angela's defenses, deal with a magical barrier,...
Chapter Eighty-Nine: *Arming and Disarming After making love on and off all night, we finally fell into an exhausted sleep in the early hours of the morning. Someone pounding on the door woke us sometime later; the room was pitch dark, and I had absolutely no idea what time it was. Alistair slipped out of bed and fumbled for some trousers, swearing as he...
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I stood in the observation room admiring plant G. In my time working at the botany lab, this one plant I had developed a peculiar favor for. I even named it. Gus was the most wonderful thing I had ever seen, never mind that it was a plant. It didn't matter. My secret infatuation with it was often hard to hide. Another plant, plant B, obviously perceived me....