Ryker’s weapon never wavers. “Move to your left. Step away from Dr. Baker. You’re almost out of here. Don’t do anything stupid now.” The man nods and begins to slowly move to his left. He and Ryker slowly circle each other, Ryker moving away from the door as the man mo...
He isn’t there and her hand lands on something that crackles and feels slightly squishy. Sitting up, blinking in the bright gloom of the room, she looks at the bedside clock, its dull red numbers displaying 10:56. The late-morning sun makes her blink against the brightness, even though the drapes...
She nearly ran into his arms, she missed him so much. She managed to restrain herself, and met up with him at the drink table. "Missed you," she told him. He nodded, "I've been plagued by you as well." "Plagued? Nice word," she frowned playful...
She answered before the second ring was complete. This thing where everyone answered the phone with her name was fancy, but she’d have to tell everyone to knock it off. She’d get a complex. “Emily? I’m—yes, it’s me.” “Thank god,” the vet said. “...
The lunch rush forced her to think of other things, but whenever she got a spare moment, she was thinking about Derek. About the smooth way his fingers had moved inside of her, teasing out her secrets before she had a chance to be embarrassed by them. The way his eyes had stroked over her body be...
That was a small comfort. His fingerprints and boot prints were found all over the apartment. He was getting angry and careless and dangerous, which made the fact that the police still couldn't find him all the more frustrating. But, to Blake’s surprise, Ivy was surprisingly calm. She seemed to f...
Axel demanded, his voice echoing through the gym. Several people looked up at him with annoyed expressions on their faces. He had interrupted their routines. He shook his head furiously at the full bin as one of the trainers jogged up to him. “T...
Katie said as she walked through the door to the Sheriff’s office. “Sorry you arrived without a welcoming committee. We’ve been trying to keep the news of your arrival on the down-low so as not to stir up trouble from the bikers I told the panel about at the meeting.” Katie felt wrong painting La...