Endgame: Knot Just Omega - Chapter 7: Alpha Screening
[b]Chapter 7 – Alpha Screening[/b] [i]\*The bond settles. The house quiets. But Victor's job is never done—not when the fox sets his sights on another Alpha. Before Kael gets anywhere near Ven again, there's going to be a conversation. It's not a...
Endgame: Knot Just Omega - Chapter 6: Submissive Tells
[b]Chapter 6 – Submissive Tells[/b] [i]\*Power has shifted—and everyone at the table knows it. In a quiet lunch full of loaded silences, Ven shows what submission really means. Victor shows what an Alpha truly is. And the Governor is reminded that...
Endgame: Knot Just Omega - Chapter 5: Bonded and Unbroken
[b]Chapter 5 – Bonded and Unbroken[/b] [i]\*The bond is sealed—but it doesn't end there. Not when Ven's father walks in, not when instincts still burn, and not when power is still being redefined. The rules have changed. The Alpha has answered. And...
Endgame: Knot Just Omega - Chapter 4: "You Opened That Door"
[b]Chapter 4 – You Opened That Door[/b] [i]\*The door opens—and instinct floods in. Victor tries to hold back. Ven stops pretending he wants him to. What follows is the breaking of every rule, the sealing of the bond, and a moment so powerful it...
Endgame: Knot Just Omega - Chapter 3: Instinct Recognized
[b]Chapter 3 – Instinct Recognized[/b] [i]\*Victor is the only other soul in Ven's gilded cage—and that's the problem. When instinct begins to stir, it isn't subtle. Ven fights it. Victor resists it. But biology doesn't ask for permission. And some...
Endgame: Knot Just Omega - Chapter 2: Last Chance Directive
[b]Chapter 2 – Last Chance Directive[/b] [i]\*Ven wakes up in the hospital to an ultimatum from his father that cuts deeper than any blade. One more slip, and he's not just grounded—he's gone. Breeding stock in the snow. Victor stays. Because of...
Kyoto Crossing
**Kyoto Crossing** Written by Leo\_Todrius Commissioned by Tenkoguren There were many bustling cities in the world, some capital cities and others not, but none of them was quite like Kyoto. Before Tokyo's rise to power, Kyoto had been the capital...
(C) Canis Servus Ludum
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Cherry: Chapter 26 - Arbitration in a House of God
I wanted to be happy that Dad was dead. No, I didn't just want to be happy; I really, really wanted to be happy. The urge to feel what the Germans call 'schadenfreude' for the death of...
"Beasts of Burden" by Sylvan Scott
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Letters
A twisted web of political intrigue... caution: to all citizens of verdanti, due to a rash of unexplained disappearances, a curfew will be enforced until a satisfactory answer is brought before the ruling council.
Rust Belt Tails II: And the Stars Look Down
With syria's involvement in his country and the political intrigue surrounding the death of former pm rafik hariri a few years ago, he could not go back.