Fred walked down towards the bar. Taking his time, with a good bit of cash. If he was going to drink, he might as well get as much in him as he could. Fred planned to drink till he didn't feel anything tonight. Fred would deal with the hangover later. The elevator music played on, going towards a repeating loop. Fred only did what he could to ignore it. He s...
Winter approached. By early November Jahil had contracted pneumonia. He had and intense fever and a horrible cough. He had tried to keep going to work, but that day he had collapsed on his way to his truck. After school my mother was in her bedroom grading papers, and Austin had gone to the gym. I pulled down a few of my mother's notebooks for a recipe that...
Chapter One Hundred Ninety: Still Alive I watched the four people in my great hall -- Leandra Amell and her youngest two children, and Karl Thekla, Anders' ex-boyfriend -- stiffen as I called them by name. Carver and Bethany exchanged wide-eyed looks, and Leandra blanched. I immediately realised my mistake, and winced. Maybe I can distract them with my wit...
Brad was in the shower when Brooke finally woke up from her afternoon nap, the late day sun shining through the curtains casting a warm orange glow. He was rinsing the suds from his hair when he was startled by her touch. Brooke had stealthily slid into the shower behind him pushing her way into the refreshing stream of water. Brad jumped when he felt her ha...
I got married 4 years ago, not really the man of my dreams, but he's young, good looking, successful, good in bed and he loves me. When we first started dating, one of the big attractions was how attentive he was and this was as true in bed as out. I was no virgin, I had screwed many guys, but bedtime had never been so intriguing. He is smaller than the hunk...
Jolie blinked sleepily, gazing slowly about her. Familiar gold silk curtains shrouded the circular bed laden with pillows of ruby, chocolate, cream and gold. Morning light filtered softly through the trio of tall stone archways leading to a circular balcony overlooking the green hills and smooth lakes of Alverda. A smile curved Jolie's lips as her gaze fell...
Kathy Lee (Nurse from Harborview Medical Center)- "Good morning dear how are you feeling this morning?" I ask walking into the hospital room. The patient in the bed doesn't respond. She never has in the last 10 years of her being here in the hospital. Our resident Jane Doe has been in a coma since she arrived. The grime day sits on my mind as if it was ju...
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Chapter One Hundred Thirty: Church and State I woke early, sliding out of bed quietly so as not to disturb Alistair. For some reason I couldn't explain, talking to Dorothea seemed a million times scarier than talking to Greagoir had been, and I felt like I couldn't breathe. I curled up in the window seat, cracking the shutters open a small amount to let in...
Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Eight: *Of Shipwrecks and Monarchs "I think the King's going mad." I looked around surreptitiously, hoping no one heard what Blake had said, wondering if it was possible to get the kid alone in a room and find out what he meant without being overheard. "Where is he?" "On his way. You'll see." With that unsettling prediction, I...