"An homage to O. Henry, written too late for the "Money Talks" competition."
It sounded easy, but wait till I tell you. Me and Jake O’Leary had just finished up a short-time bid for a bad-check beef at Warm Springs, a min-security bucket in Carson City, and through some scams we’d scraped together...
"Blind love."
They arrived at the palace, but right away, Ashriel could tell something was wrong. Alarms were blaring and red lights flashed everywhere. His anxiety over Anniel’s safety went up ten more notches. Eriel got up in his face, as if...
"The one who likes to play with fire..."
...is about to find out that fantasies do indeed go wrong sometimes... Her online nick name is Miss Disaster and he thinks it suits her perfectly. Not because she is clumsy, but because she brings destruction into his idyllic small...
"A son saves his mother from sexual slavery"
It's been three years since my mother disappeared from our lives. I was the last person who spoke to her before she left the house for her appointment at the nail salon. She was getting a manicure and pedicure in...
"She learns today that she has met her match..."
I can't believe you've left me here, tied up on the shower floor with freezing water pouring down on me! I could have got pneumonia or drowned! I was able to get to my knees - slipping on the...