The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter One
Chapter One **(POV: Reya)** Reya ran, her footsteps echoing loudly in the narrow alleyway. The only light came from the streetlamps by the road, which made it hard to see. The smell of rotting, sunbaked garbage was heavy in the air, threatening to...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty Four
Chapter Twenty Four **(Glenda)** Glenda had long since given up on walking, and Rayalga had long since given up on trying to make her. At first, the old woman had thought the gryphon would simply leave her behind to die, but he apparently had...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty Three
Chapter Twenty Three **(Sarah)** _No, no, please, no!_ Sarah begged as she raced through the tower, panic coursing through her veins. _Please don't take him away from me!_ She could feel Porter's blood matting her fur to her body as she ran,...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty Two
Chapter Twenty Two ** ** **(Tick)** "Porter!" Tick cried, sitting upright in terror. All seemed calm, but the frantic beating of his heart told him differently. Gray clouds obscured the morning sun, bringing a cold wind with it, but no rain...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty One
Chapter Twenty One ** ** **(Porter)** Porter awoke with the meager light of dawn, and the first thing he realized was that Sarah was already awake. "Sarah!" he exclaimed, scrambling to his feet and running to embrace her. "You're all...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty **(Porter)** "Whoa," Porter said when he stepped up to the archive's door. The rings and runes had been reconfigured in a way that meant absolutely nothing to him, but apparently they had opened the door. That wasn't what he was...
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Seventy One
Chapter Seventy One I yelped when Fisher's truck hit another bump, jostling my cage and throwing me into the bars. He was driving like a maniac and I, naturally, was riding in the bed. It had taken him almost an hour to get me loaded up, having to...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty Three
Chapter Twenty Three **(POV: Porter)** "You weren't expecting this, were you?" Porter groaned and opened his eyes to find himself lying face down on a cold stone floor. His head throbbed with pain, and pinpricks of light danced in front of him...
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...