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...
Bell Tower Fire
# Chapter 10: Bell Tower Fire The journey back to police HQ was neither easy nor pleasant. Hands cuffed behind my back, mussel clamped shut and legs in shackles, I was used to being surrounded by a pack of police dogs, but not like this. ...
Not Everyone Is Into This Whole Free Love Thing
# Chapter 9: Not Everyone Is Into This Whole Free Love Thing I woke the next morning. English's home was nothing compared to Hotel Vancouver, but it was a bloody well slight better than spending another night on the hard floor of the apartment. ...
What's the Measure of a Man? I Don't Know But My Tail is Three Feet Long
# Chapter 19: What's the Measure of a Man? I Don't Know, but my Tail is Three Feet Long Johnathan was just turning back to the Talbot's door when it swung open. A moment later Steward stepped out, followed by Emma. The man had quite the black...
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...
You Sure This is a Dog?
# Chapter 2: You Sure This is a Dog? The walk back to the apartment took longer that I'd anticipated. We had to detour around construction twice. And not only that but I was tired. I didn't want to think it was the poison, but rather I was run...
I'm Getting too Old for This
# Chapter 1: I'm Getting too Old for This "Out of the way!" I nearly tripped over a rat out in the alleyway. She was doing nothing more offensive than hanging up her laundry. It was I who burst upon the scene, nearly trampling her and sending her...
Catch A Falling Star
# Chapter 11 Catch A Falling Star Why was he like this? We'd won. Why couldn't James just see we needed to end this? They had tried to kill us. They were pirates, scum. They'd made their choice when they decided to live down there. We...
Bent Knee and a Bruised Head
# Chapter 10: Bent Knee and a Bruised Head I was broken off as the rabbit walked back towards our table. In one had she hefted a massive plate piled high with every type of food I could imagine, in the other she held a couple of mugs and a pot of...