Fire Branded Leather
# Chapter 1: Just a Hint The restaurant was right on the edge of the beach, a popular place. The warm waves lapped not five paces from the patio. Perfect white sand as far as the eye could see, the V-town coastline was beautiful. A dozen...
Something Wicked This Way Comes...
Something Wicked This Way Comes... Do you smell that? The scent of the hunt. It's been a while, but some stories just won't die. The tides are turning, and it's time to once again set foot in V-town. The old gang is still here, but they're too...
Cold Trailing: A Man Not to Annoy
# Chapter 6: A Man Not to Annoy The next morning came cold and dark, or at least that was how it felt to Will. He'd spent the night curled up in bed, twisting and turning, unable to find rest without her reassuring strength beside him. The...
Cold Trailing: Some things Never Change
# Chapter 3: Some things Never Change Over the next month Will fought to find an upside to the quake. Tried to find a silver lining to the devastation that was crumbling the city around him. He kept telling himself that something good had to come...
The Cracks Run Deep
# Chapter 2: The Cracks Run Deep The night passed quickly, and in Will's opinion at least, pleasantly. Then why couldn't he sleep? Laying awake in bed, Will stared at the ceiling. He was happy, warm, and at his Mistress' side. But something...
Fire Branded Leather: Smooth As Butter
# Chapter 12: Smooth As Butter Cold. Cold and dark. Far more ran through Will's mind as the blackness engulfed him, but those were the few coherent thoughts that fought their way to the surface. His one arm was wrapped around the two...
A Question of Succession
# Chapter 18: A Question of Succession And that, quite easily, put an end to the party. The Smithes were furious, but thankfully little of the heat seemed to be directed at Johnathan. That was likely due to him departing only moments after...
Yellow Eyes Are The New Powdered Noses
# Chapter 17: Yellow Eyes are the New Powdered Noses The next morning came bright and clear. Johnathan woke early, but not as early as Manson and the maids. They already had breakfast prepared and ready when he stepped into the dinning room. ...
Once Again Out into the World
# Chapter 16: Once Again Out into the World The ride into Hammerwood was short and simple enough. Johnathan did note this time that he received a fair number more stairs. He had to chuckle slightly at that. There was no doubt that a lion...
Warm Sun, Lazy Days
# Chapter 15: Warm Sun, Lazy Days The walk home was easy enough. People watched his every step, but they kept their distance well enough that Johnathan felt no need to glare at them. They followed him to the edge of town and beyond, to the turn at...
A Morning to Remember
# Chapter 13: A Morning to Remember Racing through the trees until fire burned in his lunges and he could feel each beat of his heart in his wounded shoulder like the twist of a knife, Johnathan fell to the forest floor exhausted and bled out. ...
The Good Doctor Gone Bad
# Chapter 12: The Good Doctor Gone Bad "So I should suppose that climbing up this tree never really protected me in the first place?" Emma's voice was sweet as she leaned back against Johnathan's chest. It had taken her some time to come to accept...