Chapter 29
Chapter 29 Gurwin was dead. And had left behind nothing but pipes, it seemed. Kel hated pipes. The things were everywhere. He stood in Gurwin's house, wishing he could use the damn things to burn the place down. This was the house where he would...
Chapter 27
Chapter 27 Seven-year-old Enya sat on her grandmother's lap, wishing she was off somewhere beating up Zane. But Hye insisted on telling her the story of her family. For the umpteenth time. She sighed, resisting the urge to yawn, roll her eyes, and...
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 56: Coming Home
The Seduction of Seleste _from the world of the mating season_ Coming Home Chapter 56 Honiahaka and Talisa were married the next day. The ceremony was held on the sun village's great balcony, and wolves from all over the village came to watch...
Chapter 12 Quite Extraordinary
Quite Extraordinary Chapter 12 When Aina awoke, evening light was spreading its pale fingers across the floor. The curtains were drawn back, and the sky that filled the high windows glowed pink, purple, and golden as the sun sank away beyond the...
Chapter 3: Do Me That Honor
Do Me That Honor Chapter 3 Ukudlala spent the entire story fire sending Aina looks of longing, attempting to rest his cheek on his fist only to miss, blushing when his elbow slipped off his knee . . . and other such boyish and goofy exercises. ...
Chapter 14: When Love Is Not Enough
Chapter 14: When Love Is Not Enough That morning, for the first time in years, John and Debra sat down and had a real conversation. With Tammy over at a friend's and David god only knew where (so long as he wasn't in the house, John said in...
Chapter 45: Love for Many Mating Seasons to Come
Chapter 45: Love for Many Mating Seasons to Come Eleven years had passed. But Kilyan still remembered the night Wynn left them as if it had been yesterday. She had hugged and kissed her parents goodbye, and when Kilyan pulled back, he...
Chapter 28: What Sylas Did
Chapter 28: What Sylas Did After making the last preparations at Yuri and Enya's, the group set out the next morning from the sun village. Without Kel and Aliona, they were considerably smaller in number now, and so Kilyan's...
Chapter 27: The Puppy Bump
Chapter 27: The Puppy Bump "So, Dad . . ." began Enya. She was kneeling beside the fire pit in the home she shared with Yuri, packing fresh food in her father's bag for the journey yet ahead. "How'd you bust your lip anyway? You and...
Chapter 26: An Angel
Chapter 26: An Angel In celebration of Zaldon's recovery and the wedding ceremony that followed, the family spent an entire day together eating, talking, and just being happy in each other's company. Kel and Aliona moved into Zaldon's...
Chapter 22: You're Welcome
Chapter 22: You're Welcome "It's definitely magic," Yuri said. She and the others were gathered in the front room of Zaldon's hut, all pacing or standing or sitting as together they talked in low voices about the present troublesome...