Big time. “You can’t just walk in there and say hi. It’s more complicated than that.” That man would cannibalize his youngest if it meant keeping himself in the king’s seat. “You just said they were like me. If that’s true, then why can’t I just see a part of that world that I come from and decid...
something that will exist or happen in time to come We were behind the neighbor’s house walking into the woods. Old Man Frankhorn’s farmhouse was just down the opposite side end of our street. His land fringed the neighboring national forest land and led right up to the trails. We lived on th...
He was behind me faster than a bullet and far enough I couldn’t feel him. I waited. I thought about why I should be running and screaming by now, but he was so kind and sweet and mysterious. He threw danger signs in every direction. He kidnapped me, right? But the sun. He's important someh...
I didn’t have to wait long before hearing from the almost Lord Cord Ryan. His text said, U UP It was not an unknown number because he’d put it in my phone. Another text came in when I didn’t answer. I AM I couldn’t be sure, but he seemed to be one of those kind that might be a little sug...
When we were in the car and away, my heart hurt in a thousand ways. I saw Cas, but it wasn’t my Cas. The silence in the car was killing me beyond even the fact that Calum had said nothing. I hadn’t expected him too, but the hurt was there nonetheless. “Why didn’t you ...
he said nervously. The inches increased our distance of separation. Two, to be exact. What was he scared to tell me? I wanted to know, but I was worried suddenly he might have to lie to me and I didn’t want to be lied to. I’d already figured out by the short answers tha...
I nodded. “Calum will be here in five.” I looked over at him. Stared blankly. “Ja!” “I’m here…” his message mixed with something else, “to wait for Maze. I mean, I need a reason to be sitting here.” ...
“Where are we?” Either she really was that unobservant sometimes or she was that engrossed in me and had no clue she was in familiar territory. Hoping for the later, her eyes zipped to mine several times since leaving, but my ever present stare unhinged her. “The place I was born.” The bench ...
1. respect and warm approval 2. the object of such feelings I awoke sometime in the night beside Ian achy and felt the stretch loosen me as I unfolded out around him surprised he was sleeping. I touched his eyelids gently caressing each one. I moved my hand over his face and slid down the len...
Cas was gone. He went with Granite to solve a situation I wasn’t allowed to be aware of. You’d think I’d be able to handle whatever he deals with, but for some reason he still worried I’d judge him. And I still hadn’t told him about Granite. I wanted to study it a b...
a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or at the head, to express an idea or meaning jesters-n.1. a professional joker or “fool” at a medieval court, typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock scepter. 2. a person who habitually plays a fool. ...
she asked enthusiastically after breakfast. I lost my high about then. I knew where we needed to go next and I had avoided it till we just couldn’t anymore. “What are you thinking?” she asked as I smiled loving the idea of her able to read me if...then I remembered I c...
But the Ames I’ve seen in the last forty-eight hours isn’t the same guy I met in the hall of my high school over a year ago now. This Ames was a compassionate, caring man who wanted to make others happy and not himself. He really was a changed man. ...