SNEAK PEEK Cost of Life Novel: Book 1: Love & Loathing CHAPTER 1
**CHAPTER 1** **TAKING A CHANCE** Chris nursed his drink slowly as he sat at the bar and let his mind wander. Club Lynx was a fairly nice place, one of the upscale gay bars in the area. The wood paneling on the walls and floors made the place...
The Cost of Life pt. 2 - Sacrifice
Jake finished buttoning his dress uniform and walked swiftly out of his room to see Chris pacing in the living room. The panther looked almost stressed out, today being Sasha's graduation from basic. It was funny to Jake, somewhat. She was Jake's...
The Cost of Life pt. 1 - Loyalty
Jake rolled over in the bed to find that his wife's side was empty. She always did wake up earlier than him. He never understood how she could be active that early in the morning. He never did enjoy the mornings, and was especially rueful to wake up...
Reunions
Jake sat at a table in the university food court, eating his lunch alone. It was his first week in college, and so far he enjoyed it. He had convinced his dads to pitch in for an apartment off campus, so he hadn't really met many new people, but that's...
Bruises
_Crack!_ Scott heard the bone in his snout break before the pain registered in his brain. He fell to the ground as blood started to flow out of his nose. The shadow of the tiger that delivered the bone-crunching blow loomed over him and laughed as...
One Strange Night
Victor sat hard into his chair in his office. He had just finished his last class of the week, and just needed to wait out the remainder of his office hours before he could finally head home. He had never thought being a professor could be this...
Tutoring
"Hey, Brian!" The jaguar walking toward Brian yelled. "What's up?" Brian sighed as Zed stopped next to him. "Going to fucking tutoring. I swear, I feel so dumb doing this." Zed laughed as he slapped Brian on the back. "Ha! You've made it a couple...
A Spring's Hope
Dorian Bren couldn't stomach the thought of eating, but Sammel called on the kitchens for dinner anyway. These past months, he had hoped that Elias had escaped. That was until King Tomas announced that his body had been found and hung it on the castle...
Dead of Winter
Cold. It was all Elias could feel. His smallclothes did nothing to protect him from the cold. He wished his cougar's tail offered more warmth. The burlap sack over his head blinded him, leaving him disoriented. He knew he was meant to die. He felt...
Regrets Teaser
Jason sat at the dingy white table, looking up as an older tiger and bear walked through the doors in front of him. It was late, leaving Jason to wonder why someone would visit him now, and not wait until the morning. The tiger stayed back against...
Secrets
Scott sat at his desk after his last class left. He started going through and organizing the homework they turned in when he noticed a young wolf still sitting in his seat. "Something the matter, Mister Evans?" Scott asked him, wondering why he hadn't...
The Blacksmith Prince - Chapter 2
The carriage rocked on the dirt road, threatening to toss Eaton at every moment. He was able to ignore it, but when they first hit the rural roads the day before, he had to grip the ledge of the small window just to keep vaguely upright. At least it...