Margaret commented when he returned to the back parlor. Somehow, the girl had gotten under his skin. He couldn’t help thinking about her out on the streets. Any number of terrible things might have happened to her and her brother. A shudder ran up his spine. He shook himself back to the present a...
An old oak tree near the street brought back the vivid memory of breaking his arm at seven years old. The brick stoop reminded him of simpler times, sitting there with his father talking about everything and anything. “Well, are you going to come in or just stand there like a stalker, Isaac?” His...
He had disconnected the bike trailer and now shook his head inspecting the destruction the werewolves caused. “Sorry about your bike,” she said. He shrugged still looking at the gash across the fuel tank and the twisted rear wheel. “Did the Ford start?” she asked. “No. I’m going to swap the batte...
It had been a demoralizing battle and they had lost, but they had lived. They had done all they could, but still the demon master had ascended into man’s world. “You failed and we are all likely to die because of it. I hold every person at this table responsible for the st...
His parents lived less than a hundred miles from where they were. He hoped he could keep the promise he’d made to his uncle and go see them. The notion of bringing Rain to meet his folks appealed to him. In fact, it was such a normal thing he didn’t know how his mother would react. He’d never bro...