Amber Silverblood: Chapter Seventy Two
Chapter Seventy Two I growled in irritation, fighting the urge to scratch my front leg. It was still tingling, but the past day had proven that scratching it would only result in bleeding cuts and even itchier scabs. My back leg was back to...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty Six
Chapter Twenty Six ** ** **(POV: Sarah)** "That didn't take long," Misoki remarked when she caught up with Sarah. "What didn't?" Sarah asked, trying to keep her eyes on the snooty fae as they wove their way through the city crowd. "Falling in...
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Sixty Eight
Chapter Sixty Eight The roads were beginning to fill up as early morning commuters headed to work. The Octopus cackled as he slammed the side of the limo into a minivan, sending it careening off the road. "Out of the way!" he shouted, honking the...
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Seventy
Chapter Seventy Four hours had passed since Hendricks locked me up. I could tell because he had a big, noisy grandfather clock set up along the wall across from me. During that time, I had paced my cage, bitten my collar, scratched at it, and tried...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty Four
Chapter Twenty Four **(POV: Azkular)** A deep anger burned in Azkular's heart as he knelt before the Arch-Mirror. It was a mirror the likes of which you would see nowhere else. L-shaped, half of it rested against the wall, and then angled down onto...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty Two
**Chapter Twenty Two** ** ** **(POV: Sarah)** It was the middle of the day, and Sarah was beginning to long for the cold winds of winter as the blazing sun milked her for every drop of sweat she could produce. It had been a full day since Porter...
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Sixty Seven
Chapter Sixty Seven I couldn't move as I watched Edgar pick himself up off the ground. His glasses were skewed, and he fixed them while giving me to most pitiful look I'd ever seen. "Amber, I swear, I didn't--" "Edgar, what have you done?" I...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty One
Chapter Twenty One **(POV: Porter)** _"Porter? Porter?"_ The name bounced inside the young man's head like an echo in a cave, soft but persistent. His skull felt like it was being inflated like a balloon... and it wouldn't take much more to pop...
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Sixty Six
Chapter Sixty Six The elevator dropped like a rock, and once again I could only scowl at how Dex and Victor were somehow able to stand without holding the railing. "We're going to the Corridor of Doors," Victor said to me. "From there, we are...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty ** ** **(POV: Mr. Heisen)** The morning sun rose above the trees, bathing the ruins of Heisen Manor with light. Where the sphinx family's mansion had once stood tall and proud, there was nothing but a pile of ash and blackened timber....
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Sixty Five
Chapter Sixty Five It was the middle of the night when Kaylie and I finally made it back to the Swag Pag's house. The minute we set foot out of the car, she reverted back to her old self, cooing and begging for D.K. to come look at the pretty things...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Nineteen ** ** **(POV: Porter)** "Everyone, get behind me!" Porter commanded, holding Flicker up in a threatening stance. Tick whimpered a little when he saw the men in the black coats, and went to hide behind Sarah. To Ozzie, Porter said,...