When I awoke I was lying on my back. I don't even remember going to sleep. I felt better than I had in months, refreshed and alive and totally rested as though I had spent the entire night in the deepest state of dreamless sleep. I turned my head and saw Mitra with her arms still wrapped around Suvarna. I thought at first they were still asleep but as I watc...
Addison nervously paces back and forth behind the couch as Alex and Mr. Voss sit watching a news report out of Senegal. "Intense fighting continues in the region as the Senegalese military looks to reassert its control over the outlying provinces that General Ballo took over during his attempted coup. The U. S. state department is urging any American citiz...
Chapter 7 Decision Time Tim was of two minds when we went to see him Tuesday morning. He was dealing with an old friend and two employees, and his needs were conflicted. He wished us happiness and jumped up the give me a hug and Rance a hearty handshake. But in truth, he was disappointed that he would lose his old army buddy and his head of security. He wou...
"Hudson, you got lucky. Spur of the moment action is fine, but it won't save you in the long run. Eventually, sooner rather than later, the bad guys are going to get you. I'm not going to argue the point anymore with you. You'll stay here, until we're done with this fucked up mission. More importantly, you aren't going to endanger my teams because your feeli...
Peter had intense sex with his lover three hours before she disappeared. He opened one gunk-crusted eye to find Petra gazing at his face, her own hinting a smile of intimacy that Peter never knew was possible from another person. Petra was naked, her short hair, a kind of standard brown color that looked closer to burnt honey in the pale grey light of that...
A big "Thank you" for bikoukumori, ninja editor! Also, a huge thanks to all you readers out there. Seeing you enjoy what I'm dreaming up is a massive boost. Keep the feedback coming! As usual, there's only adults playing here, and... oh, damn. Yes, this time it's serious. #8 On the run "You want me to what," the man across from me asked, his voice tippin...
"You think I am brave because I carry a gun; well, your fathers are much braver because they carry responsibility ... And this responsibility is like a big rock that weighs a ton. It bends and it twists them until finally it buries them under the ground. ...I have never had this kind of courage." Bernardo O'Reilly (Charles Bronson), The Magnificent Seven, 19...
Chapter 1: April, 1998 Jack Loved Janice It was unusual. Janice called and said that they needed to talk soon, using that little girl voice she used when something was very serious. They were engaged to be married. He had asked her just two months ago, and they had gone ring shopping together that night. They'd picked one out but the size was not right-a li...
I awoke Monday in a strange bed. I also awoke to the smell of bacon and coffee. Eggs don't seem to have an odor, unless they have gone bad. I expected to see Moseby in the kitchen, possibly dressed as a glamorous June Cleaver but alas the kitchen was empty. Well empty of humans anyway, I found coffee in the carafe of the coffee maker. It was also still turne...
To anyone who finds this... My name is Donnie ——————- , at the time I am writing this I'm — years old, I'm an engineering student from the town of ——— in Connecticut. I'm writing this in hopes that someone out there will know my story... or at least go and clear my internet browser history before my folks see it. I'm serious about the last part. About 3 ye...