A Forlorn Love Part 7
**Chapter 7: Consulting a Friend** That morning we left early so we could go see the Dean and explain that I still needed help with getting around to my classes as well as with some other things that he didn't need to know about. The Dean said that...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 20 - Knock Knock
A long grey-black ringed tail extended from behind him, completing the image. he was still quite out of it, and i'm sure he wouldn't awaken for several hours more, so i hoisted his limp body into my arms and brought him to his bedroom.
A Journey Begun - Chapter 18 - Invisible Death Force
The base of the Saints was a bigger apartment complex down in the heart of the lockdown zone. The place was abandoned and condemned, even scheduled for demolition, but the head of the Saints, a mysterious man even only know as the Boss, bought the...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 17 - Know Your Enemy
All over it was chaos. We followed the detective chick as we made our way out, threading our way through the madness that was the hospital waiting areas and hallways. People were shouting across the hall, streaming up and down, running every which way...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 16 - The Art of War
I stood there, the bottle of Jack at my feet. I saw the men down below staring up at me in disbelief; how on earth was this man going to fight for his life after downing a whole bottle of whiskey? The answer was that I needed it. During the decade I'd...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 15 - A Crime Most Ruthless
grey hair and wrinkles at his eyes. glasses. the guy looked like he could calm niagra falls by just smiling at it. he had a phone in his hand, my phone, and he held it out to me. "your cellphone, son.
A Journey Begun - Chapter 14 - Like Chuck Norris According to the Internet
"Chief, I'm heading to Boston." "So soon? And not even two weeks after you came back from your unscheduled trip to Russia." "Sorry chief, Bureau business. Its just a visit to confirm some low level intel, nothing more. I'll be back within the...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 13 - A Whole New Ball Game
The raid was to take place that very night. We had no other choice, any longer and we'd risk him escaping. We packed, readied ourselves, then bundled into the sedan we were given by our contact, with Victor behind the wheel, and off we went. I was...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 10 - Fry The Bastard
* * * i returned to the office an hour later, appetite sated by earl grey tea and muffins, a subway sandwich sitting in a bag i carried with me.
A Journey Begun - Chapter 9 - Government Issue
I hadn't even properly set foot on American soil before there was a hint of a problem. After getting off from our night flight, me and Brandon had milled around in the departure area of JFK for a while, having breakfast and reading up on the news a...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 8 - Hard Boiled Cops in a Hard Boiled City
The caller said that he was being held in what used to be the stadium. Tonight, midnight, be there with Morgan and a million bucks in cash, used notes only. Sounded like a cliche straight out of some dime store video game about hard boiled cops in a...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 7 - Unexpected
Midnight, or at least close to it. After leaving the family in Abayya's capable hands, me and Brandon struck out on our own to find out who exactly was responsible for all this death and violence that swirled around our employers like a vortex of...