I must admit that I was of two minds regarding Victoria's demotion to the ranks of the African slave girls. While I recognized the harsh jolt to her self-esteem the loss of her to-the-manor-born white privilege caused, I knew her life long denial that such privilege existed meant that this was a lesson she needed to learn. Her change in status was immediat...
The unfortunate guard was standing his post, watching the countryside below. He hated this shift, midnight to dawn. The cold wind from the north, blowing down off the Westron Mountains made his loose long hair flutter erratically and penetrated through his threadbare cloak like icy fingers. He scanned the valley below, noting that once again, there was nothi...
CHAPTER SIXTEEN The next night I wore the collar as my Dom had instructed, yet it was uncomfortable to work on the computer or look over paperwork with my head tilted down. I tried to pull it away from my neck, but it wouldn't budge. And as He had told me, I didn't see Hiliad at all that week. I didn't even know if He was ever there. He was never on His t...
She was alone. In a dark, creepy, old, abandoned museum. The storm rumbled breaking the heavy silence. Vanessa jumped and let out a shriek as she lost her balance and fell backward landing hard on the cold, dusty floor. "Ow!" she cried out as a throbbing pain shot up through her hips and into her body. How the hell did she get talked into coming in this...
Kaarthen had listened, but she nodded off somewhere in the second eon of Marcos' long history. Marcos spoke at length about former countries, plots he used to separate the rival god Minun or his Champion from power, and the deaths that usually resulted from his many exploits. When Marcos stopped talking, she was asleep and Vellina stared at him with a hung...
**Read and Enjoy! Don't forget to leave a comment.** The steady rhythm of heavy breathing and flesh slamming into a sand-filled leather bag filled the air. Max was alone in the workout room, and he was in the center, working the heavy bag with a vengeance. Every punch was delivered with a look of concentrated fury, every kick landed with a grimace of hatred...
Once past the gates of the Free City, the going was remarkably easy. The line of riders picked their way across the fields and farms surrounding Aethwin, and off toward the edge of the Royal Forests, just visible in the distance. Alan gazed out over the rolling hills and quaint farmlands, marveling over the transformation that had taken place over his lifeti...
Here it was, our anniversary, and my wife was away on business. "What a bummer!" I thought, as I went to answer the door, yawning and stretching myself awake. I was giving myself a lazy morning, with nothing much else to do. The messenger on my doorstep was delivering a large packet to me, Jay Sutton, at our home on this, a Saturday. Mysteriously, the retur...
Linda had been pestering him for months to make an appointment to demonstrate the software. She insisted it was state of the art...Something his organization couldn't do without. He hated sales pitches and avoided them at all costs, but she would not let up and he finally relented. Actually, they knew each other quite well. Over the past five years, his or...
Chapter 7 – Slim and Porky When I woke up Wednesday morning the shock that had kept me in a cloud the day before was gone and reality had set in. I found myself dealing with the real possibility that I could lose Holly. I still couldn't get my head around the idea that someone would want to kill her. Was this a random act or did someone we know do this? It...