The River may be Running, but I have no Urge to Chase it
# Chapter 1: The River may be Running, but I have no Urge to Chase it The sky was glorious. A bare and stark blue, wiped clean this rare day by the coastal winds. There was nothing but the blazing...
A Wolf for a Father and a Lion for an Uncle
# Chapter 5: A Wolf for a Father and a Lion for an Uncle I was at V-town General only moments later. Well, I say moments, but it could have taken hours for all I knew, my mind was going in so many...
Washed Up on Shore
# Chapter 10: Washed Up on Shore English's home was set well back from the road, with several strands of trees between it and anyone who might try to pierce the veil of privacy. The house at the centre...
To Say This Was Unexpected...
# Chapter 2: To Say This Was Unexpected... And at the foot of the long, gentle descent from the Lion's Gate bridge stood a lone figure waiting for us. For just a moment my heart leapt. I'd swear I...
A New Breed of Cop
# Chapter 3: A New Breed of Cop The next morning was, also, quieter than I would have liked it. It wasn't that a dark cloud had fallen upon us, but simply that neither knew what to say. ...
Pot Marks and Ashes
# Chapter 4: Pot Marks and Ashes That was a month ago, and right now I had problems closer to home to deal with. Namely rearranging the furniture again. “Rebecca, Babe," I...
Dirty Politics
# Chapter 6: Dirty Politics The next morning came just perfect. Not too early, not too rude. For the first time in months we didn't have kids to feed, I had the day off from...
I'll Rip Your Heart Out. By the Gods I Swear It
# Chapter 7: I'll Rip Your Heart Out. By the Gods I Swear It It was eleven in the evening when I stumbled through the front doors of the lobby. Pine glanced out from his office and grinned at me. He was used...
The Spartan Way
# Chapter 14: The Spartan Way English and I returned to where we'd left Jon and Rebecca. We made better time on the way back. I wanted to sprint all the way, but I knew we'd still need the energy for the rest of the...
A Monster Greater than I
# Chapter 11: A Monster Greater than I We spent the next couple of days at English's home, only the rare police dog dropping by with packets to remind us of the real world not a kilometer away. I ignored...
From a Single Drop of Blood
# Chapter 8: From a Single Drop of Blood It was two in the morning and I'd only gotten home from yet another day of hunting and paperwork perhaps an hour ago. It had taken me that long to finally get into bed. Well,...
The Scent of the Hunt
# Chapter 12: The Scent of the Hunt The journey from the edge of town to the apartment should have twenty minutes. A world record would be six. I made it in four. There was a ring of blue...