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Sacrifices for the Balance Chapter 3: The Most Unusual Patient
[The last chapter can be found here.] Jena parked her Bug outside the Elspeth County Hospital. She clocked in and went to her assigned station. Tonight was one of her "special nights"; as a member of the coven that worked the hospital, she occasionally had to track down certain patients and look at their charts. This would be one of those times: Just last night Melissa Ortega, a member of the coven, had been admitted. According to her charts, Melissa should make a total recovery, at least physically; she had suffered a few minor abrasions but was otherwise unharmed. Shame about Jimmy; he had been a good kid. The investigator would be getting a lot of "mysterious" help.
By Jamais Jochim4 months ago in Chapters
Sacrifice for the Balance Chapter 2: The Queen Enters The Game
[The last chapter can be found here.] Lady Astor Mary Brisbane did not like what the motorcycle helmet would do to her hair, but it was better than using the limousine. Tomasz Cel Tradat had picked her up from the airport and had given her the choice of a limousine or a motorcycle. One look at the gorgeous red Harley Davidson with its chrome, and she knew the limousine was the worse of the two rides. While she loved the ostentatiousness of the limousine, it would never make it to the hidden village she was traveling to.
By Jamais Jochim4 months ago in Chapters
Brass Ring Chapter 3: When The Clarion Call Goes Out
[Link to Chapter 2] After a wild mix of bumpy dirt roads and horrible karaoke, Oliver and Cass eventually returned home. The entire afternoon had had the feel of the last few hours of summer vacation; they had packed his van even before they had left for the pond. Each touch, each kiss was bittersweet; even the teasing lacked its usual "oomph!" Oliver had already made sure that the internet wouldn't drop as often just so that the two could talk face-to-face, even during the worst rainstorm and
By Jamais Jochim4 months ago in Chapters
The Race of a Lifetime
In the heart of Greenwood Forest, where the leaves whispered secrets to the wind and the sun scattered gold across the earth, lived a rabbit named Rilo and a tortoise named Temba. They were neighbors, though not exactly friends—more like polite acquaintances who nodded when they met on the forest path.
By Abubakar khan 4 months ago in Chapters
Businesswoman Chapter 313
The whirring of the little toys and the whistle of the train hanging aloft overhead woke up the little girl in Loreen. “What we have is not a volume problem, but a shipping one,” Arbuckle Quick explained. He was slim and in his sixties gray hair covered his head and contrasted his dark brown skin. He stood straight and walked with a sense of knowing what he wanted.
By Skyler Saunders4 months ago in Chapters
The Night the Stars Fell Silent. AI-Generated.
Mira had always believed that the universe spoke in light — in pulses, in echoes, in subtle vibrations that only telescopes and sensitive minds could understand. From childhood, she had felt connected to the night sky in a way that no one around her ever understood. While others saw stars, she saw patterns. While others saw darkness, she felt presence.
By shakir hamid4 months ago in Chapters
The Mask Slips
All things considered, the lecture Theo received from his father could've been worse. At the very least, it was short and to the point. He didn't even mention the fresh bruise on Theo's nose. If he even bothered to notice it at all, that is. Thaddeus had already left for work when Theo got up the next morning, leaving the seventeen-year-old to fend for himself for breakfast. As usual. Although he headed off to school without so much as a "good morning" note from his father, Thaddeus Quill's words from the night before still rang clearly in Theo's ears.
By Natalie Gray5 months ago in Chapters
Businesswoman Chapter 311
A drip stopped with an electronic whir. Yes, Lisa possessed a faucet that canceled dripping. She grinned and sipped her French pressed coffee. There appeared to be a moment in time where she could just recover and relax before going into a digital battle.
By Skyler Saunders5 months ago in Chapters
