She meandered in the courtyard, desperately wanting to see Rilen again, to tell him that Meluoe knew of his plans and that now Graeme would too. And that hopefully she could stop this crazy war before it was too late. Still, when no one came to drag her back to the thick stone walls of the keep, ...
He’d given her a path straight into his lair and given her the perfect means to steal from him. She’d go to him in his bed. Stay the night. Steal his helmet… and then walk out with it and his power. Rose’s thoughts were in turmoil as she lay in her bath that afternoon. She wanted to stay with Had...
Zoey asked the pilot, astonished. The small cockpit was scattered with all kinds of printouts and star charts in various disarray across multiple lit-up displays. A cup of coffee was spilled on the floor, next to a stack of carelessly strewn maps and manuals. In the midst of this chaos sat Captai...
Royce’s chamber had no windows, but she could see light seeping in through the arrow slit and she groaned, rolling over in the large bed and snuggling up against his large, warm body. He put a hand on her hip in response and kissed her neck. The hand on her hip sent a shockwave of pain lancing th...
Incoherent screams of rage did nothing. Even biting, kicking, scratching – none of this persuaded Salvador to let me go until he’d reached the back of the cave. I heard him draw aside a heavy cloth of some sort, and then we moved into darkness. I smothered a gasp of fright as the world around us ...
“We’re here, lass. Hurry and wake.” “Mmm?” She rubbed her eyes and stared at their surroundings blearily. “Hurry,” he said again. “The sun is coming up fast.” That got her moving. Hope slid off of the horse in a rush and tumbled to the ground with a thwack of her backside. She winced and then scr...
She fumbled with the lights in the hallway, the hair on her arms prickling with nervous fear until she flicked a light on, and warm, bright light filled the entranceway. And she gasped at the sight of it. Marble flooring in a checkered black and white pattern stretched out in the expanse before h...
―Evening, Stuart,‖ Chloe said as she headed in, and dropped off a bag of McDonald‘s at the reception desk as she passed it. ―Got you your favorite.‖ ―Thanks,‖ he mumbled, barely looking up from his paperback. She sauntered in, whistling to herself, another bag of McDonald‘s in her hand. It smelle...
She shook her head and struggled to sit upright, swimming in the blankets on the bed she shared with Belle. There was a candle lit on the nightstand nearby, and Belle sat next to her on the bed, still dressed in her ballroom finery. Pippa had changed out of hers hours ago and was in her chemise, ...
It was almost immediately when my muscles began to ache, but I gritted my teeth and ignored it after Aleksandr suggested walking instead. Sometime in the early afternoon, a village came into sight, nestled at the base of the mountains that loomed taller the further we went down the road, and I wa...