Chapter 16 - From the Desk of Mordecai Crossbell IV
From the Desk of Mordecai Crossbell I have always prided myself of being the master of control. From a young age I had learned that control can come in many forms and bring about many things, including blame. Being in control was not...
Chapter 18 - What We Hide
**Chapter 18 - What We Hide** Living with Bensley was like living in a new world. I had only ever woken up in a soft bed a handful of times in my life, and not often I had to be rushed out the door to do something like work or go to...
Chapter 8 - Oh, Brothers
**Chapter 8 - Oh, Brothers** "What do you mean you're 'part of the Black Sock Gang'?" I said, sitting up straighter and leaning over the table, both hands on it and looking between the twins. Rut looked passive and Fiz looked amused. This...
Chapter 10 - Seduction
**Burn Down the Tower: Chapter 10 - Seduction** "In all the time I've known you, Siro, you've never dressed me up like this before," I said with a grumble as I got 'dressed' in the clothes that my friend had decided to loan me for the evening. I...
Chapter 16 - The Revolution and the Soldier
**Come to Dust III Chapter 16 - The Soldier and the Revolution** The day started out innocently enough at Tri's shop. "There's a weapons depot on the army base at the presidio," the multicolored fox told me with a happy wag of his tail, fishing out...
Chapter 27 - We Continue Ever Onward
**Chapter 27 - We Continue Ever Onward** I never take for granted a warm bed. Growing up, I always had a small bed and a thin blanket and it was even worse at sea. The bed I had back at home was nice, but it wasn't anything like this...
Chapter 17 - Loss
**Come to Dust Chapter 17 - Loss** _"AVERY!"_ I found myself screaming at the top of my lungs. _"AVERY!"_ I tried to run to the building that had his body hanging from the chimney. I could see him, I could make out my friend, but he was so...
Chapter 11 - From the Desk of Mordecai Crossbell III
**From the Desk of Mordecai Crossbell** Being a "man of blood," as my father would often say, means you have to always be aware of your appearance. You must always treat a social event as important, the people attending as people on the chess...
Chapter 9 - Allies
**Chapter 9 - Allies** After spending more time at the Black Sock gang's headquarters, I felt better about going up against Mordecai and Crossbell Industries. For the first time since I lost Bensley and Gideon, it felt like I had people on my...
Chapter 17 - Hidden Truths
**Chapter 17 - Hidden Truths** "God!" I cried out and tensed before collapsing into a roll and onto my back. The man that had previously been under me purred while panting and looked over at me with those remarkable hazel eyes of his. I...
Chapter 2 - Brat and Breakfast
**Chapter 2 - Brat and Breakfast** San Francisco is a lot of things, especially cold and wet in the early mornings. The fog that rolls in across the city reminded me of the fog you'd see when on a ship moored in the harbor, but the chill from...
Chapter 7 - Trials and Tribulations
**Chapter 7 - Trials and Tribulations** The world spun around me as we walked. If not for Tri I'm certain I would've fallen face first onto the paved street. I could hear other voices near me, familiar voices talking. "Is he all...