Chapter One Hundred Ninety-Six: *Uncertain Times With Fiona's identity confirmed to the best of my ability, I felt much better about having her at the Peak. I was nervous about how Alistair would react, but I couldn't help the bubble of hope that kept rising -- that maybe at least one of us could have a parent in our lives, for the first time. I got up,...
Welcome back, Lit! As always, many thanks to Steve150177 for his tireless efforts to make the story better. The finished draft is always better than the original! I hate to do it, but the moms I know tell me I should... I apologize because the next chapter will be out at the end of June. I should be stoned for keeping the last several chapters like this...
Tamain opened his eyes. At his side, curled up against him slept his new beloved, Lysia. It was pity, more than anything, that first drew him to her. She was a weak, meek creature that needed his help as she was now wrapped up in a dangerous web spread all over the neutral lands. If he didn't take her under his protection, she wouldn't last much longer -- ev...
Sun shone through the puffy and cotton-like clouds in the sky, beaming down on the prairie which stretched out far beyond. More than simply beautiful, it was a gorgeous Montana day. The kind that was postcard worthy, with plenty of fresh clean mountain air. Gazing out at it all, Tristan felt a heaviness in his heart, a soreness in his throat and lungs whic...
Simon Sharpe. We'd finished our food, and Jimmy had just gone up behind the bar to get us another bottle of wine, when there was a loud 'Crack'. I stiffened. "Fireworks?" said Crystal. "Gunfire," I replied, "Too close for comfort as well." The door of the restaurant flew open, crashing into the wall behind, the glass shattering. Two men rushed in, slammi...
"No, you go without me, Kim! Have a great time." "Yeah I know but I can't go tonight; not in this state." "I'll be fine by tomorrow really; Monday latest. I'm really sorry." "Nah, don't worry. I'll be ok. See you soon. Bye!" I touched the screen of my phone to end the call and slumped sulkily down on the sofa. It was ten o'clock on Saturday night and I w...
Lyle and Anna were almost too busy to get married, let alone take even an abbreviated honeymoon, so when his firm insisted that he clear some fifteen years worth of both accumulated annual leave and long service leave he felt suicidal at the prospect of enforced idleness due to an exclusive contract with them. A less than satisfactory alternative was a trip...
Author's note: All sexual activity in this story is between consenting adults over the age of 18. This story is dedicated to all single moms out there; you're no unsexy matron. Motherhood kicks you up to another level of sexy. ++++++++++++++ My divorce became official yesterday, so as of today my ex-wife Beverly is in the history books. After one year, si...
The greatest upset in your short life has happened. Your older brother, chosen to be the heir, has perished. Shortly thereafter, your father, the king, died of grief. You have now been hastily removed from your church education, the traditional upbringing for the second son in your kingdom. One long and bumpy carriage ride later, you arrived at the castle wh...
It was a completely typical day when the apocalypse happened, a mild June day that you couldn't describe as hot, typical British weather really. You actually didn't hear about the apocalypse until a few hours after it had begun, you'd always assumed the apocalypse would be fairly obvious but there was no mushroom cloud in the distance, no loud bang, no screa...