Limp as I was, I became barely cognizant of a softness beneath me reminiscent of feathers, and a cool bit of cloth upon my brow. Breathing in was not so easy as it could have been, but much easier after the stays I wore had been loosened. The air thrummed with the roar of ...
Sheer frustration conspired to strip me of my composure, and I sobbed in anger, embarrassment and an increasing amount of pain. I had received my first collecting wound, I had run into the obstinate wall that was Hawke’s cruel indifference, and I had lost my quarry. I was ...
I found myself careening into the gurney, grunting with the impact as the metal edges dug into my stomach. Pain licked along my skull with sudden, shattering force. The cameo spun from my hand as I clutched at the surface. Energy flooded through me. Fear and raw survival combined inside my roilin...
“In,” came the raspy reply. She stepped inside the spacious office, her shoes sinking into plush carpet. The lights blazed, circles of gold and lighter yellow. It painted the office in homey tones, touched on the dark wood furniture and gave it a warm sheen. &n...
Croix Chronicles Chapter Sixteen My knees collided with the floor much harder than I expected, sending pain licking all the way to my back. A figure wrapped in a concealing cowl leapt over me in a fine display of adroitness, and sprinted in a flapping wake of black for the back door. I leapt to ...
Naomi drifted away from dreams she couldn’t remember, away from the surreal emptiness of something she couldn’t name and into snug comfort. Warmth bathed her skin. Soothed her mind, her agitated soul. She was home. She inhaled, smelled burning resin...