Control. Iris crossed her legs next to mine, clanking her heels in doing so. The drive was wet and gloomy but that soon would be washed away by the moonlight disappearing behind us as we crossed into the threshold of the door. The light turned green just as I rounded the turn. A quarter mile until we arrive. As I turn the steering wheel to the left, the tir...
According to some Indian folk tales, Yakshi is a type of succubus. It waylaid unsuspecting men who happen to cross its path in guise of a beautiful woman and killed them by drinking their blood. A yakshi named Neeli had become a terror in a place called Vamanapuram. She killed around 1000 travellers in that manner. As the blood count started increasing the l...
Note: Originally written in 2011. *** The day after the destruction of the Jaheem Base Star, Aiden Hunt is once again in mortal danger... *** His right hand twitched. He tightened it into a fist and tried to ignore it. In one of his few protracted zero-gravity experiences, he'd had to keep two components of the external triggering mechanism of a self-des...
This had not been part of his plans. As a confused, frustrated man tried to gather his wits about him, Lurker knew that he had given in to simple animal lust. Not that there was anything wrong with that, under the right circumstances, but now was not the time and place. Lurker rose from his seat. Kitten watched as the expression melted from his face. The s...
Author's Note: Thank you all so much for being patient and offering words of encouragement for my writing. September 11, 2001 was horribly difficult for so many people in so many ways, and the way it manifested with me was in my writing. This is the first story I've completed in two years. I hope it is up to par with the expectations of my fans, and, as alwa...
It was Friday and my boyfriend had been dropping hints all weekend about tonight being for me to experience something new. He knew that I was going to be in meetings all day and during the morning I heard my phone chime with a message alert. The person leading the meeting gave us all the evil eye and I decided that the message would have to wait until we ha...
Life is full of surprises. Very occasionally it can deliver delightful shocks. Winning the pools perhaps? Just sometimes a blissful 'this just cannot be happening comes along'. When it does of course it is to relish; for its not like buses; two wonderful surprises don't come together. You've not even been anticipating one. You never even dreamt one wo...
Acknowledgements: My very grateful thanks to AngelLove for agreeing to edit this story, for her very timely work, and her valuable suggestions and corrections. Copyright 2006 by Zeta. All rights reserved. Rose turned and looked at the red numbers on the clock: six-seventeen a.m. The bedroom was beginning to lighten as the sun rose, heralding the new day a...
I have a craving. It's always there – I can usually muddle my way through it but it never fully goes away. Weeks and months can go by without having to succumb to it. But eventually, the craving builds and builds until it must be soothed. I know I must start the search for one who will take control. I need someone, someone strong and dominant, who knows what...
The Close has changed quickly, my wife and I have split up. This was not really a surprise and was going to happen sooner or later. Trevor and Vanessa still live across the road he gives me dirty looks obviously seen coming and goings on his cameras and CTV. She smiles at me when he is not looking obviously finding it amusing I guess? The other family had...