Harry in Silk and Lace - Part 1
Alone at last Harry watched the final taxi pull away from the curb, headed for the airport, and let the curtain drop back into place, blocking out the gray, winter day. His huge ears swiveled back and forth, taking in the silence of the big house,...
Akili, Prince of Giraffes
His long neck aching, Akili the Giraffe sat hunched over his desk, his books pushed aside, rolls of maps and decrees piled on the floor beside his chair. The blazing sun shone in the open window, lighting the pale stone in his hand and illuminating his...
White Hart, Black Heart Ch. 4
Shivering slightly, I sit on the edge of my bed, my hands shaking as I run them up and down my sheath. I can't do this. The hard-on he gave me has vanished, and I'm terrified of what he's going to say or do when he finds me in here, not ready. He's...
White Hart, Black Heart Ch. 3
Cheeseburger in one hand and a bag of fries in the other, I step out of the musty-smelling elevator and nearly run into a young female Otter. She shrinks back against the wall, pale blue eyes wide as she stares at me out from under a curtain of lank,...
White Hart, Black Heart Ch. 2
I grab a beer out of the fridge and head for the living room, looking for the remote as I step around the end of the sofa. It's never where it should be, on the coffee table. I wish I could blame my roommate, but I don't have one. I find it on the...
White Hart, Black Heart Ch. 1
I crouch at the edge of the river, hidden behind the swaying cattails and bulrushes, my clawed fingers sinking into the cool, soft mud. Each breath burns through my tight throat as I watch my prey wade through the waist-deep water, oblivious of my...