"What price to keep magic in the world?"
"Come away, O human child!To the waters and the wildWith a faery, hand in hand,For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand."-WB Yeats, "The Stolen Child"***William didn't tell anyone that the baby spoke to him. Who would...
“People can commit many sins. But the most grievous sins of all are the sins of not knowing your true self, and even worse, of fearing it.” Dr Sandor Kardos Part One: Dr Kardos The unexpected arrival, nine months previously,...
"It's Cassie's 18th birthday, and she's about to get a gift she wasn't expecting."
Skylar's POV Today is Cassie's birthday, and I haven't seen her since the day she let me drink from her. The aphrodisiac entered, that my venom contained, had hit her bloodstream, and we had ended up sharing a hot steamy...
"How did it start?" Kim, my therapist asks. I stare off into space, looking out the window. It's cloudy today. Dark and gloomy. Just like my mood. "Amy," Kim says softly to get my attention. I turn my attention to...
Arthur sat there and watched as she wandered around the wastelands. He had been watching her for a few weeks as she tried to scavenge supplies from the ruined buildings scattered around. He was dying to introduce himself to her...
"For almost a century no one was able to overcome The Challenge"
Preface For almost a century no one was able to overcome it. Many remarkable men had been beaten at some point by the ultimate sex contest: The Challenge. In a remote southern China village, you could find Yuan, the last shrine of...
"A dream, ... or perhaps reality?"
Stirring slowly, I flip over onto my side. The silence of the room and the coolness of the night’s air bit my skin, the softness of the comforter – bliss. I mumble something to myself, something I would barely remember...
"A young messenger finds herself in a spot of bother."
The tunnel seemed to stretch on forever. Dim lights were the only thing illuminating the desolate subways, and even then it wasn’t very bright. Faint echoes of water dripping could be heard all around and quick rushes of steam from...
"The power of blood comes with a price - and not one you would have expected."
Beginning in ancient history, layers of myths have been wrapped around the truth about my kind; darkest mysteries and unspeakable horrors have been whispered in the darkness of the night until nobody living was able to discern truth from lie,...
