Chapter 6
Chapter 6 "What happened then?" Loryn said in a hushed voice. "After you . . ." "He was _helping_them," Kel whispered, his ears back flat. "Yzlo and I were _horrified_ . . ." Kel closed his eyes, remembering the way Zalia screamed and cried, the...
Chapter 10
Chapter 10 "What did you do to Keeno, Daddy!" Zalia shrilled. She had been helping Aliona prepare supper, but the moment Kel and Kilyan walked in, she leapt to her feet. Kilyan snorted as he put his spear in the wall rack. "He about killed him," he...
Chapter 24
Chapter 24 Kel stood over the grave, glad that his tears were blending with the rain. Night had fallen and the river tribe had moved on, taking with them Hris. The group had spent some time saying their goodbyes to Hris. Kel hated to see the older...
Chapter 42 Strawberry Tarts
Strawberry Tarts Chapter 42 Evelyn sat up in bed, smiling as she nursed her tiny son, her white curls a mass around her shoulders, her gown pulled down to expose one heavy breast. The pup had been born a King Shepherd, golden fur with a black snout,...
Chapter 16
Chapter 16 Lynny found himself unable to think straight the next day for his guilt. Idella seemed determined to move on and pretend nothing had happened the night before - Idella had always been content with pretending. When they lost their second...
Chapter 9
Chapter 9 "Zalia," Aliona said the moment her daughter walked in the hut, "you're having sex with that boy." Zalia froze. She stood at the curtain, guiltily rubbing her arm. It was true that she had been sleeping with Keeno. After that first night a...
Chapter 23
Chapter 23 "The fact that Theo was honest about the party proves that you can trust him, Roan," Kel said, looking at Roan with gentle eyes. Roan nodded. "That's true . . ." Kel, Zaldon, and Roan were downstairs, in the sitting room of Ceara's...
Chapter 32
Chapter 32 "So . . . you and Theo had another . . . _disagreement_?" Kilyan said. They had. Though Sade made a greater effort to stop skipping visits and stop passing judgment, he still fell into the habit of telling his son how to live. Sade...
Chapter 14
Chapter 14 When Kilyan decided to travel to the winter village to claim a female, no one was surprised when Keeno decided to go with him. But Keeno was surprised when his father volunteered to come, as did his uncle Hris. He was at home alone,...
Chapter 19
Chapter 19 Kel sat in a chair between Hris and Inden, watching in amusement as Keeno attempted to style Wynn's long black mane. After taking Wynn and Inden to see the large public gardens, Kel brought them to the modest home Enya and Yuri shared,...
Chapter 31
Chapter 31 Fifteen-year-old Theo stretched his strong young body, ignoring the ache of his sore muscles as he watched Roan. As usual, Roan was with his brother Zane, and the young teenagers were laughing together after a training session. It was...
Chapter 20
Chapter 20 Kilyan knew immediately that they were surrounded by river wolves. They were a nomadic tribe that followed the river, thus their name. Zaldon had told him the story of the river tribe a year ago when they were traveling together, how the...