"It's not fair." Tears slid down an angel's face, delicate features trimmed red by emotion. A shuddering gasp was drawn into weak lungs, dulled eyes looking at the woman as his heart broke. A trembling hand lifted to her face, brushing those tears away gently. "You have well learned nothing in this life is fair." His voice was a hoarse whisper that he had t...
Chapter 11 (her) After arriving back at the hut late that evening I was exhausted. James had to go back to the shop to check on it and after our escapades at the waterfall. He seemed quite tired himself. Not feeling like talking to anyone I ate some peanuts and fruit from the mini fridge and ate it on the patio watching the surf roll in. After a beer and...
Swirls of emotion blinded him; he could only feel the crunching of the fallen leaves beneath his shoes and his tight grip on her arm. Was he holding her too firmly? A pang of guilt shot through the haze of fury... And devastation. He relaxed his grip, but only by a fraction. He fumed, hating himself for still caring for her and wanting to be gentle with the...
The Ahlissan Chronicles ~ Novella 2 ~ A Perilous Journey ~ 12 ~ Sword Against Sorcery Deloraa watched from the darkness of her perch high on a pillar just outside the central circle of light. She had watched as Lyzandred's thrall Meredith ran across the room and attempted to lock the doors to the ceremonial chamber. The demonic witch-priestess has also...
He'd spent all afternoon getting the room ready. Scented candles, rose petals and shower oils. He wanted tonight to be all about her, about giving her a night pampering to her every need. He'd bought the candles that didn't burn quickly, and enough to ensure the rooms were light enough to see with overpowering. She drove in the garage, expecting anot...
Stepping into our gently lit bedroom I take a deep breath slowly, it smells of vanilla and roses, and the remnants of you. I sip my wine from the heavy crystal glass; bitter tonight, but still sweet. Deep satin covers line the mattress on the back wall, untouched from daybreak and your impression; pillows lay scattered near a mahogany headboard that holds ou...
The road flew away beneath Light's tires with surprising clarity. Twilight had long since passed and the sky was an unbelievable shade of black, she hadn't been expecting it to darken so quickly, or she would have waited another day to pick up the equipment. But she was afraid if she didn't do it while it wasn't raining, while the weather was nice, she would...
Since the begining of mankind, there has been one question that has plagued the human species. It's not a search for food, or shelter, or clothing, or any other bodily need. It is the search within. It is the search for the meaning of life. It's wondering what we will be remembered for. When we're dead and gone what will people look back on our life and see?...
It has been two nights since the night Crow met me at my office and nothing can erase the memory, not that I want to anyway. Man, even as I remember the way he took me, I start to get wet, my whole body tingling. Once, long ago, it wouldn't have been just the two of us. Raven would have been there too. Now, since we've all violated the oath, I bide my time...
I had been hearing the rumor for months. No one knew quite how it started. No one could say definitively that they were the first. No one seemed to really know much of anything, other than a time and a place. My name is Stephen. I’m a single guy who works in one of those thirty story office buildings that jut out from the heart of the city. A friend of an a...