I don't think I've said this before, but when I wrote the first chapter to Night Hunt, I had intended for it to be a standalone story. It was my first attempt, and I had just wanted to write a quickie for fun. Thanks to your comments and encouragement, this story has grown into something else entirely. I can't believe this is chapter 14! To those who are he...
David checked the bars one last time. He was as certain as he could be that they would hold. They had no other recourse if they didn't. There wasn't another human soul around for miles, of course. But there was always a chance that someone could wander this deep into the forest and happen upon the same cabin they had found, so building a soundproofed cage in...
Vesper refused to see anyone the next few days at the spa. She stayed in her room, keeping the door locked and only opening it when Deandra was outside with a tray of food. The girl seemed to have questions that she wanted to ask, but Vesper had not made her feel comfortable enough to ask them. Instead, she had just left the tray that she'd brought and taken...
--- Emily --- Lycanthropy comes with a unique set of changes, physical and mental. I think the physical ones are the worst. Not the obvious body changes, no. The hormonal ones. The urges and new desires. It's hard to control but you can learn to control it if you're the right kind of person. Otherwise you go crazy from it. Four years. Forty-eight months....
The cabin was exquisitely warm. The fire cracked and burned, the soft glow filling the room and the warmth permeating Lisa's soft skin. Her soft dirty blonde locks were drawn together in a towel to dry from the soothing bath she had taken a few minutes earlier. she felt refreshed and rejuvenated by the soak in the warm water and now dried herself by the fire...
The next morning Vera woke up early. Instead of being tired from her run last night she felt invigorated. She left David sleeping in bed and went to the bathroom. She brushed her teeth and decided she couldn't tackle the mess of her hair until after coffee. She padded softly to the kitchen and could smell Lucien in there before she even got to the door. "G...
"I saw him, in my dream. I know what his next move is." "You saw who love?" "Crandle, I saw him with 3 wolves at an expensive hotel. He is sending wolves here. He figured out that we were here and he is sending them to the compound. I tried to follow him, but I was brought back here." "You were able to see this taking place in present, past or future?" "...
It was a box. Or possibly a crate - wooden sides with a bit of plastic on the side containing what I'd think was a packing slip. No visible marks otherwise. No 'fragile' (which my mind nearly always reads mentally as fra-jill-ay) or other stamped text. Just a decent sized box (crate?) sitting on the second step of the little concrete steps leading to my fron...
Marcie checked her phone. It was her best friend, Gail. Again! She knew that Gail and Judy and a couple others go clubbing every weekend and would want her to go with them like she usually did. She also knew that if she went out tonight, it would have disastrous results. Reluctantly she answered. "Hey, Gail. What's up girl?" "It's about time you answered. A...
Part 1 Winslow Junction 1. Dusk. A few birds were finishing their songs as they settled down to roost for the night. A cardinal warbled four miles away, and a jay squawked almost two miles farther on. He heard them as if they were sitting on a branch of the tree that was just outside the cavern. The limb of the full moon was edging above the eastern hor...