This scene takes place right before the last scene in book one and was the original prologue for book two. The en-blade rose and fell in time with his steps. Up, down, diagonal, side-to-side. Each slash precise. Pristine. As meticulous and powerful as the man executing them. Harlow’s feet whispered across stone as he moved…
Day – Who the hell knows anymore? Morale was low. Boredom had set in. Communication with the outside world had been lost ages ago. Since then, Jin had made no attempt to reestablish it. Drastic measures would need to be taken to restore order amid chaos. Jin was just the drone for the job. His…
Chapter One Slime. Or so close to it that the description fit. It was everywhere. In my hair. Covering my body. Oozing from my shoes with every step. I grimaced as my skin pulled and a patch started to itch. The only thing worse than slime was slime as it hardened. I held my bike…
PROLOGUE Liam’s bright blue eyes danced as he gave me a fierce grin, the sort of happy expression a dragon might make right before it chomped on you. It was all the warning I got before he swept my leg out from under me. I hit the mat with a grunt, surprised and startled at…
Chapter One No matter how many times I visited the Book Haven, I always had trouble believing it was a hub of supernatural knowledge. It just seemed so unassuming. A book lover’s paradise sure. With thirty two rooms crammed full of books, it was a maze that any Columbus dwelling book nerd would be overjoyed…
Chapter One Late. And I fucking hated being late. Even if this job hadn’t been reliant on me delivering the goods on time, I’d still be pissed about missing the deadline. Damn the accident on Fifth. When would people learn texting and driving just don’t mix? The resulting fender bender backed everything up for miles….
Prologue “You’re lost,” her sister’s imaginary voice whispered. “You have to have a destination to be considered lost.” And Eva had no destination. That was a luxury for someone else, someone who hadn’t fled their home in fear for their life. Branches creaked in the slight breeze. The forest below their canopy cool and dark,…
Chapter One Pain blossomed along Shea’s left side. She sucked in a sharp breath and gritted her teeth. She could already tell from the throbbing that a bruise was forming. The person responsible for the blow watched her expressionlessly as he dipped the tip of the short wooden staff toward the ground. From the sidelines…
Prologue “Birdon Leaf hasn’t responded to roll call in over seven months.” Hunched over his desk, the man squinted through a set of bifocals at a report on a disturbing trend that had been on the rise in the eastern part of the Highlands. He didn’t bother looking up as he gave his reply. “That…
Chapter One “For God’s sake, woman, the village will still be there if we take an hour’s break.” Shea rolled her eyes at the soaring mountains before her. This was the third rest stop the man had called for since setting out this morning. “We must be half way there by now,” he continued. Maybe…
