Cold Trailing
# Chapter 1: Clean-up Duty Will wiped the sweat from his brow and took a long drink from the water bottle at his hip, draining it dry. This was going to be a long day. Around him his fellow fire fighters swarmed. He'd brought a larger crew...
The Cracks Run Deep
# Chapter 2: The Cracks Run Deep The night passed quickly, and in Will's opinion at least, pleasantly. Then why couldn't he sleep? Laying awake in bed, Will stared at the ceiling. He was happy, warm, and at his Mistress' side. But something...
Cold Trailing: Some things Never Change
# Chapter 3: Some things Never Change Over the next month Will fought to find an upside to the quake. Tried to find a silver lining to the devastation that was crumbling the city around him. He kept telling himself that something good had to come...
Fire Branded Leather (Complete)
# 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...
A Long Drive
# Chapter 1: A Long Drive _June 7'th 1988 08:00 Hours West Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England_ It wasn't the scents that woke me, nor the sounds, nor even the vibrations through the earth of dozens of feet treading the ground not...
Following the Fleeting Summer
# Chapter 14: Following the Fleeting Summer This time I awoke in complete darkness. I'd had just the presence of mind to switch off my flashlight before the counter hit zero - I didn't want to waste any extra battery power. For a moment I...
A Cold and Chilly Night
# Chapter 13: A Cold and Chilly Night There wasn't much more we could accomplish that night. Ornthi still wasn't talking to me, and Jon wouldn't go much further than superficial information - even after I'd relayed him our story. He didn't exactly...
Inversion
# Chapter 12: Inversion When the sun came up the next morning, she was still in my arms. I'm sure she had tried to wriggle free of my embrace during the night, but I'd held fast. My face was still buried in her hair, but it had done little to keep...
Onwards and Upwards
# Chapter 3: Onwards and Upwards There was nothing left to do at camp, we'd already stowed everything worth taking. English shrugged into his pack as I looked up, fussing at the straps to make it fit. The lion's burden was twice the size of mine,...
The More Things Change
# Chapter 2: The More Things Change I mustn't have slept for more than ten minutes at a time that night. I kept waking up to stare at the blank canvas above me. Even with my night vision I couldn't make out a thing in the tent, the night was...
A Breath of Spring
# Chapter 1: A Breath of Spring The wind tossed a few stray snowflakes across my shoulders. I may be snug and warm under a fur coat, but the chill air still made me shiver. Perched on the exposed rocky crest of this steep ridge I could see the...
Wherever Home Is
Chapter 14: Wherever Home IsOctober 15, 198609:42 HoursOutside of West Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England Leaving Darlington and the man who I had assaulted in his vehicle, I very nearly sprinted all the way up to West Woodburn. I only...