Second Chances & New Beginnings: Prologue
Daren Ross shivered slightly as he listened to the judge tell his lawyer that he was a lost cause and was beyond saving, beyond defending. Daren had done many things over the years and they were finally catching up with him, but as far as he was...
Chapter One
I'm not sure where I was when I opened my eyes, feeling at somewhat better than I had when I'd had the strange half lucid dreams recently. Almost instantly I saw a young man who was sitting in a chair nearby, he looked at me for a second before he...
Second Chances & New Beginnings: Epilogue
Two days later I stood beside Vivian and Amanda while Jack stood beside Helen as we solemnly watched as Mel was laid to rest. Simon's family had laid claim to his body and prevented Helen and I from attending their private funeral, but for me and...
Second Chances & New Beginnings: Chapter Seventeen
I didn't really pay much attention to what happened next as I thought about what I could have done differently but the truth of the matter was that she'd made her fate and choices obvious at the very beginning. This was the way that she'd wanted to go...
Second Chances & New Beginnings: Chapter Sixteen
I looked the camera feeds from the area around the cell and shivered since it appeared that there were between fifteen and twenty Nails approaching the room where Mel and Simon had determined to make there stand. Turning to one of the controllers in...
Second Chances & New Beginnings: Chapter Fifteen
I was shaken awake softly by a hand on my shoulder and I looked around, still slightly sleep fogged before I managed to place the face in front of me. "Reg?" "Yeah, kitten, it's an hour and a half before we kick things off and I thought that we should...
Second Chances & New Beginnings: Chapter Fourteen
I wasn't sure what time it was when I finally began to wake up, but I could sense that I was back in my carseat and the vehicle was moving. I gave a small yawn and looked towards the front where Jack was driving, "How long was I out?" I asked him "Oh,...
Second Chances & New Beginnings: Chapter Thirteen
I was just finishing my meal, a Cub Burger and Cheeseburger Fries when I saw them. It looked like Mel had brought the whole gang, Simon was beside her, his dark eyes looking like they always did through the lenses of his glasses while I could tell that...
Second Chances & New Beginnings: Chapter Twelve
As we headed out of the parking lot of the police station I worked on getting my tablet synced to Jack's phone before collecting an app with a vocal modulator. I needed to call Melinda, and it would help if I sounded somewhat similar to the way I'd...
Second Chances & New Beginnings: Chapter Eleven
I wasn't sure how much longer it took me, but eventually I got into the Nailheads system and I was surprised that their security system was network attached. I had full access to all of their security cameras and a full map of their base of...
Chapter Fourteen
The following week was extremely busy as I finished moving into the house that the Berekovs and formerly occupied. With the new paint and the refinishing on the furniture the private quarters where my family now lived was as cozy and comfortable as our...
Chapter Thirteen
After breakfast the family, along with Shanna and Olaf who'd arrived as we were finishing breakfast, returned to the living room to the sounds of Handel's Messiah as we attacked the packages that were under the tree. I'd made sure that all of us,...