“They planned your downfall for eons. Every move was precisely calculated and meticulously orchestrated and carried out.” Wrath was swarming through my being. “How was my First’s betrayal planned?” Slowly, his eyes appraised my image. “Tell me this:...
Her computer was closed, and she was on the phone, laughing quietly at what the other person was saying. I walked past her to get some water from the refrigerator. It was almost three in the morning, and I assumed she was talking to her husband, Robert. He was somewhere on the other side of the w...
“Not going home – not now.” “I’m not taking you to that school,” he scuffed. “I have a car.” “I have your keys,” he retorted. From the corner of my eye, I could see Monroe nervously following the bicke...
Up until a few hours ago, I always saw the emotions of others, their auras. Not only did I see them, I felt them as if they were my own. That was, at one time, my normal. I suppose every climax has a fall, and this must be mine. You may have guessed that I have never been ...
His mood was shifting. He wasn’t quite as uptight as he was before. “Willow…you are a gifted child, and I’m not talking about painting,” he began. We both stared forward as we walked. My body was tense. I’d rehearsed over and over again exactly how ...
Not wanting to come out of the safe haven of this room, we made our way to the bathroom attached to it and lingered in the oversized claw-foot tub until the hot water ran cold and our skin began to shrivel. After getting dressed and straightening the room up back to the way we found it, we answer...
“Don’t look at me like that. You can do this.” “I’ve got a block,” he said under his breath. “Well, I’m not asking you to be creative. Copy it so I can connect the dots,” she demanded. Wilder stretched out on the floor and us...
I knew my most heated moments of passion never came close to this seductive rush that I could feel. It took my breath away to feel them. I cautiously stepped closer to the alley, listening for a sound, hoping I was wrong – that this wasn’t him. I peeked around the corner and saw two shadowe...
Halfway down the hall, I saw her run out of that room. She was in a full sprint, running in our direction, fighting tears. Willow was right behind her. I stepped in the center of the hall to catch her, to be the shoulder she needed to cry on, but she ran right past me. I turned to chase her, but ...