When Kayla, a tree witch, hears about the unconventional rock concerts in the gargoyle’s territory, she sneaks from her coven and into their territory to see for herself. Night after night, she returns to see one in particular shift into human form and play guitar at these unconventional shows. &...
The loss of her family echoed with a dull ache. She’d walked away to get some air and paced the sloping terrain. The clan lived in an abandoned castle atop a hill. Strangers living inland; far from the ocean she so loved. Bryce found her several minutes later. A fluttering...
Coffins? I hadn’t really thought about it. But having Layla in my bed felt natural, as if she belonged here. She was in a deep sleep, out cold while the sun shone outside. So pale. But she was always pale. And so completely still. Peaceful. I couldn’t help but watch her. Then panic jolted through...
You’re not yourself lately.” I’d been working on a software program and must have spaced out when my coworker Mike snapped me back to the here and now. Mike and I shared an office at work. Even though we spent so much time together, as he also took on the persona of our guitarist Chee Keydood in ...
Why had he pulled me aside and what was he trying to tell me? “What you suspected? What the hell does that mean, bro?” “Mike,” he said in a deep French accent. “My name is Danton.” “Danton, eh? That would be a sweet stage name. You in a band?” Although my radar was up, I tried to keep the tone li...
She checked the clock repeatedly. At what time would Danton switch back? Vamps closed at one a.m. and it took awhile to get all the stragglers out. Between cashing out and cleaning up, a good part of an hour could pass. She figured he’d probably turned back around two a.m. It was now almost four....
I asked myself the same question repeatedly: Why did I let her go? I ruminated in my lab, running my hands over a marble globe on an end table. I spun it, letting the cool feel of the marble glide under my fingers and closed my eyes. Then I stopped it. My fingers were in the middle of the Atlanti...