The words were wrenched from me. Staring at my father, I could scarcely breathe. My chest felt as though it was in a vise. One that was squeezing my heart to pulp. He stood in front of me, solid and real, a little thinner than I remembered but otherwise not looking much worse for the wear despite...
Hollis says. He sounds amused. As well he might given that I’m staring dumbly at the order-bot, lost in thought. Amelia was fast asleep when I left her in the soft gray light of pre-dawn. The sight of her dark hair spread over the pillows, the gentle rise and fall of her breathing, the slight flu...
I moaned. “That was the best ever.” Fetching up a sultry smile, I batted my eyelashes at Lucas. “Are you good to go again?” Truth be told, his legs looked a little wobbly. Mine were the same and we both needed to catch our breath but he didn’t disappoint me. “As many times as you want, sweetheart...
Ian asks. We’re standing in the dressing room of our suite. I’ve moved aside some of the hanging clothes to show him the small gold plaque set into the wall behind them, positioned so discreetly as to be concealed from any casual observer. “When I was here before,” I reply, moving on quickly. I d...
I should be focused on making it clear to him that I’m not some helpless female to be kept in ignorance and ordered about at his beck and call. Instead, I’m a slave to my own appetites. Not only did I eat all his dinner--allowing him to feed it to me no less--but I lied when I told him that I was...
She’s practically jumping up and down like a little kid. “Do you think they’ll be coordinated to music?” she asks as we join the crowd moving outside where the fireworks are about to begin. “Absolutely they will be,” I assure her. Her smile is radiant. “Something by Mussorgsky, maybe, or Elgar. D...
when I let myself into the apartment. I did so quietly, not wanting to take a chance on disturbing Emma. I told myself that I was just being considerate. She’d had a hell of a day starting with the ride in the dumbwaiter all the way through getting fired, moving out of the dump she’d been living ...
Indeed, I dread that it may have already happened." Very slightly, just enough for Dragon to see, Rycca shook her head. "In that case," the jarl said, "we must seek the goblet immediately. All else can wait." "But the boy will tell us if he is put to the question!" Trygyv insisted. "Are you so an...