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Wildman set a brutal pace. For such a small, wiry guy, he could really move. I couldn’t go on much longer, and we were already deep in the jungle. “Can we take a break?” I gasped. I stumbled into a tree and stopped, my shoulder throbbing. Without its support, I probably would’ve dropped to my knees.
“Not there.”
I rested my
Rose and Thorne #5 (2.1) by Julie Lynn Hayes
The pup fell asleep in my lap on the way to the motel. We had an apartment in Richmond which was our central command post, and which the government footed the bill for, but that was two hours away. Since we’d expected to be in Roanoke for at least a few days, we’d found something local we could temporarily call home.
I remembered an all-night convenience store located not far from our motel. We’d put it to good use in the wee hours of the night for such essentials as beer and potato chips and chocolate cupcakes. It would serve my purpose now. “Pull in,” I directed Ethan at the last second, just as we were about to drive past.
“Yes, dear.” He quickly signaled and turned into the parking lot without missing a beat.
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Innocence & Carnality: Part 12 by Mann Ramblings
“Must be difficult, you having to sit with the servants. First in the cafe, and now on the ride home.”
Blythe’s taunting smirk matched the looks he’d given me the entire time we spent in the restaurant. The carriage Rother hired was smaller than the coach in Victoria, almost an uncovered wagon with plush seating. With the tighter streets in Francine, a larger vehicle would be unwieldy. The driver’s seat fit only one man, so Blythe and Harston sat across from me with Rother at my side.
The social hierarchy here would take some time to adapt to, but Blythe’s goading tempted me to slap the grin off his face. With a mallet.
Let Me In, Chapter 27 by Carol Pedroso
Louis and Cade looked down at the still body of Darrin. Someone had cut him down and he was now laid out in a pose of rest on the ground.
“What do we know?” Cade demanded, not caring who answered him.
“Not a lot, sir,” a young officer spoke up. “We’re still waiting for the coroner to pick up the body and give us a preliminary time of death.”
Cade nodded his thanks. What had he missed? He knew Darrin was sad, but this? There had to be something.
“You couldn’t have done anything,” Louis’ soft voice sounded in his mind
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The famous line, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” How true that is. In much the same way, life could be likened to a Monopoly board. If you had the smarts, then you could well be blessed with the equivalent of Mayfair. With unfortunate breaks, you could end up on Old Kent Road, or even worse – in jail.
Well, the Monopoly board of relationships worked a little different. The pieces you chose to play with were just as important as to board itself. Your hat could could find the Park Lane of people on Whitechapel-road
To Be Determined: Part 4 by Johayan
I woke up on Sunday morning my mind a swirling maelstrom of emotions and thoughts. Lying in bed alone, I just wanted to turn to Rowdy and say “Throw your arms around me,” but he wasn’t there. I let out a sigh and realized I was living in the shadow of the day. Rowdy was gone and I’d likely never hear from him again.
Lost emotions swept over me and I realized that Rowdy had shown me something that I’d never experienced before, a real date. Any other time I’d gotten together with someone, it was a hook up.
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The Adored One: Chapter Nine by Kazy Reed
I shook my head. “Sorry. I’m so dumb.”
“You’re not dumb, you’re just new to the scene. Trust me. I was clueless six months ago. The only way you learn is to get out there.”
I wasn’t sure how to respond, so I asked, “You like to dance?”
“Love it.”
“You’re so different at school.”
“Have to be. Less fuel for the fire. Sometimes I want to beat the shit out of Steve, but I’ve learned to ignore them most of the time.”
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The Stormlords: part 9 by Ravon Silvius
Sleep did not come easily for Kristoff. The look of pain on Rowen’s face after he had asked him about his powers manifesting haunted him.
The redhead had fallen asleep mere minutes after lying down in the cave, breathing softly and leaving Kristoff alone in his thoughts.
Tomorrow was sure to be a taxing day. His first student, and he was bringing him in late, and he was so much older than everyone else who was a beginning student, and Kristoff knew nothing about him…
And yet, he never once wished that he hadn’t found him.
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