Chapter 21: Reconciliation
Chapter 21: Reconciliation Ellie woke early the next morning to the sensation of Jason's warm, rough tongue lapping the base of her left ear. She sighed contentedly, remaining still to allow the cat to finish the affectionate task. Tingles shot...
Chapter 12: A Call Home
Chapter 12: A Call Home Pete stepped into his room and carefully closed the door behind him. As per usual at this hour, Bill was not present, and since it was Friday evening, he wouldn't be in until late. The hare's absence was one reason Pete...
Shrunk-Lily-altend
Jason managed to get back to sleep and was awoken when Ellie entered with his dinner. She brought him more of the split pea soup though this time she didn't try to feed it to him. Jason enjoyed the soup, but he wished Ellie would bring him some meat as...
Chapter 14: Adjustments
Chapter 14: Adjustments Rita pushed herself up onto all fours on the cold stone floor. Coughing, she spat a mouthful of blood and then groaned. Her jaw was swollen and painful; although, she didn't think it was broken. You think you can trust someone....
Chapter 7: Bloodbath
Chapter 7: Bloodbath The Council Chamber was a sort of auditorium on the top floor of City Hall. At the bottom of the trapezoidal room, there was a long, curved maple desk with a dozen high-backed maple chairs with maroon cushioned seats. The...
Chapter 22: Competition
Chapter 22: Competition Rita donned a white apron and a pair of light blue nitrile gloves and bounded down the stairs to the dungeon. Wolfgang and Johann had returned with a new guest, fresh prey for her pet kitty, and she was excited to get to...
Hunted-coax-alt
Jason stalked through the tall grass, listening, breathing the scents around him. His prey was nearby. Silently, he pushed forward, his stealthy movements barely rustling the grass. It could have been mistaken for a light breeze. His...
Cynthia
Flora awoke and stretched, yawning as she extended her arms and legs. Something tickled her nose, and her eyes popped open: a great wall of white and light brown fur stood before her like part of a giant animal. It smelled of fox,...
Chapter 12: Entertaining
Chapter 12: Entertaining When they returned home, Rita pulled the jar of mice out of the basket and carried them inside to the kitchen. Wolfgang followed with the basket whilst Johann put away the car. Upon entering the kitchen, Rita looked...
Chapter 15: Love and Justice
Chapter 15: Love and Justice Jason was half awake sleepily imagining that he was holding Rosa again. He breathed her scent. No, it wasn't Rosa; he recognized Ellie's warm rabbit scent. He nuzzled the top of his pillow. His nose brushed against...
Chapter 18: Opera
Chapter 18: Opera It wasn't often that Rita made the hour-long drive to the closest city, Maplesburg. She preferred the quaint pleasures of her traditional estate to the decadence of the modern city. However, this evening, she was in Maplesburg...
Chapter 16: An Accident
Chapter 16: An Accident The high beams of Michelle's car illuminated the two-lane road. Dark corn fields encroached ominously on the narrow lighted path as if preparing to engulf the street. The moonless night was only illuminated by the occasional...