Nobody takes it into account, it is suppressed everywhere . . .” —OCTAVIO PAZ CONSUELA shouldered her skin of air like an overcoat as she and Sissy said their good-byes. Stepping out into a swirl of color and movement, she whisked herself away. Gliding smoothly through the air, she landed on h...
The room was all darkness and indigo shadows. It was eerie and cold. Sound had smothered dead. This isn’t happening, she thought. This isn’t possible. This is home. She gripped the handle of the knife as her eyes adjusted to the loss of light—midnig...
Trusted with the knowledge of secrets he could keep, Kurt had gathered intel from the far corners of his employer’s impressive vaults hidden somewhere inside the brownstone. Filly’s eyes devoured every scrap in naked delight, and Avery pored over thick volumes with studious interest. Inq and Kurt...
Joy stumbled into Ink, solid as stone, holding her steady as she raked earth from her eyes, her hair, her clothes, coughing and sputtering. Coral wiped at her face and sneezed, gills blasting, eyes tearing under the dirt. Joy had a sudden jolt of panic. She’d been submerge...
Its stone steps were swept clean, the ironwork polished and the miniature evergreens flanking the door had been replaced with urns of hardy bamboo. The stalks rattled in the wind as Ink rapped the brass knocker twice. Kurt answered the door in his crisp black suit with whi...