The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Thirty One
Chapter Thirty One **(POV: Porter)** Porter was instantly on his feet as the explosion echoed through the dungeon, and for a few seconds he panicked at the thought of the roof caving in on them. "What's going on?" Sarah shrieked, trying to get to...
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Seventy Six
Chapter Seventy Six I had to hold my breath as I ran for the Swag Pag's front door. Somehow, that made it easier to hold back the changes. I threw open the door, and the moment I was out of the moonlight my wolf stopped fighting to break free. It...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty ** (POV: Azkular)** A cool breeze wafted through the forest, rustling the branches Commander Azkular's tree as he glared down at the Slayer's camp like a hawk. The sight made his fiery blood run cold. There were thousands of them,...
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Seventy Five
Chapter Seventy Four "Aw, crap!" Stark yelled, slapping the steering wheel. "Are you serious?" It was 5:30 in the afternoon, and the sun was beginning to set. According to him, we were still a half hour from home-- and traffic was at a dead...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty Nine
Chapter Twenty Nine **(POV: Sarah)** Azkular's voice seemed to echo through the courtroom. _I request that Sarah Heisen be brought to the stand._ Sarah's face went pale, and she could feel every eye in the massive room turn to her. This was what...
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Seventy Four
Chapter Seventy Four Despite Stark's promise, it was past ten when we finally pulled into a motel parking lot. The place looked like somewhere a bunch of stupid teens would go in a slasher flick. Luckily, we weren't a bunch of stupid teens-- we...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty Eight
Chapter Twenty Eight **(POV: Porter)** "Wake up, Slayer!" Porter's door shook under the force of the djinn's knocking, but it didn't wake the young man up. He sat with his knees against his chest and his back against the wall, feeling like he...
Juryokine: Chapter Eleven
Chapter Eleven _Meet me in the alleyway._ Toke cursed, wadding the note into a ball and throwing it across the room. Of course she would want to go check it out, and _of course_ she would want to bring him along. As if he hadn't proven himself...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Forty Six
Chapter Forty Six **(POV: Sarah)** "Porter?" "Up here." Sarah paused and looked up into trees. Porter was sitting up in the topmost branches of an old oak, his legs dangling over the side of sturdy branch. The sight was enough to make the sphinx...
Juryokine: Chapter Ten
Chapter Ten "What do you mean there's no class today?" Toke asked in outrage. "Just what I said," the secretary snapped, standing behind his desk instead of sitting at it. "Professor Navras has fallen ill and cannot be here to teach you...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Forty Five
Chapter Forty Five ** ** **(POV: Porter)** The whole world seemed to come to a halt when Mortoph appeared. The wind ceased to blow, and the crickets in the woods stopped chirping. The only sound Porter could hear was the pounding of his own...
Juryokine: Chapter Nine
Chapter Nine When Toke stumbled back into his dorm that night, sore and on the verge of passing out, he let out a ragged sigh. Zashiel had pushed him all day long, for over seven hours straight. The breaks, when she allowed them, had only been long...