Normally, I didn't check my personal email at work. My boss said he didn't monitor communications, but I didn't trust him. It was a Friday night, my girlfriend was out of town, and I didn't have anything to do. I was feeling a little lonely and was hoping my girlfriend sent a message saying she missed me. I scrolled down the inbox looking for her email addr...
Jack walked into the classroom and sat down at one of the battered desks in the back row. He was late as usual, but that didn't matter. He wasn't here to learn. His slate grey eyes scanned the room, watching the other students. He was a predator. At the most basic level, that is what all vampires were. His instincts cried out for blood. More and more blood....
My phone rings its obnoxious tune, startling us both out of our almost kiss. Fuck my life. I grab it and answer it roughly, I almost crushed in my hand instead. "Hello." I say irritated, maybe sexually frustrated is the real term I should be using. "Detective Spring, sorry if I woke you but there's been a murder that I believe is connect to your case. A M...
Despite being wrapped in a warm blanket, Rebecca was shaking. She wasn't sure whether it was from the cold outside or the fear that kept washing over her that felt like jumping into a cold swimming pool over and over. Ethan's friend Steve was sitting with her on the steps outside the bar. He was quiet. Rebecca could tell he was not sure what to say to her, b...
After I had finished my 2nd year in college for Nursing, I was lucky to get a 4-month stint in the local hospital as a Nursing Assistant and paid peanuts for my time. In effect it was not much more than a glorified candy striper. Heaven knows how a person is ever going to get any practical experience without doing the work and learning the ropes. But if...
Freshly showered after an early morning run on the beach Nick Benson prepared to hit the book. He knew Willa was downstairs with baby Grace fixing breakfast. Before locking himself in his office Nick decided it was time to wake the troublemaker. Pounding on Jesse's door he waited until his son creaked open his door in his underwear. Squinting at his dad Nic...
I was burning up with curiosity. Mistress Polly had given me a sealed envelope that morning. On the outside, she had written: "To be delivered to Amanda privately at the end of the school day." She had given me no idea as to its contents. I admit that I had been somewhat concerned about how the students would react -- how they would treat me -- after the hu...
My skull resounded with the painful throb of my pulse. I must have returned to consciousness, but it was a reluctant and scattered affair. I needed a while to understand the situation I found myself in. My body seemed numb; I could hardly move a muscle. The room around me was dark. It took me minutes to see the contours of furniture, the only source of lig...
I had noticed them our first week in college. Although we didn't run in the same crowd, we were in many of the same classes. It did not take long to learn more about them; half the freshman class was talking about the "Dynamic Duo". The guys envied their easy conversation with the girls, while we girls dreamed of being on one of their arms. Me? Well, I just...
Jack Nelson was your average high school senior, average eighteen year old boy; he was just well average you could say. He played football in the fall, nothing spectacular he was only a second string cornerback. Even though he got to play on special teams he never stood out in any of the games. During the winter he played basketball yet spent all his time on...