Geneva is first. Unfortunately, she finishes preparing breakfast before my two lovers can progress further than a little heavy petting. The time to push aside and ignore my problems has passed. I d...
2024-02-19 07:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s incredible how much the act of making love changes depending on who is involved.
Most people that view Kierra and I’s relationship from a distance are horrified, seeing affection tai...
2024-02-19 07:04:42 +0000 UTC View PostAlana’s sword is leaning against a wall when we return to the room hand-in-hand, my lovely knight having progressed to the stretches she does at the end of her workouts. I’m surprised. Normally...
2024-02-14 23:14:50 +0000 UTC View Post“Punish? You wish to cause them pain?”
“If pain’s what it takes.” The problem is, I don’t think it will matter. The worst I can imagine might amuse the succubus at best. Geneva ca...
2024-02-14 23:14:46 +0000 UTC View PostHis name is Winter, unimaginatively named for the season he was born in, and his story is rather unremarkable. Like many other hunters, he is a boy from a simple family that wanted more than a lega...
2024-02-11 07:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostHe doesn’t look like an assassin.
It’s not just the ropes binding him to the chair and his lack of clothes, Alana insisting on stripping him to find hidden weapons, never mind said weapon...
2024-02-11 07:15:56 +0000 UTC View PostTo Marcella’s credit, I’m not the only one she bothers. Once she determines that there may be killers hiding amongst her guests, no one’s night goes undisturbed. The Guiness daughter is usual...
2024-02-07 10:58:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe hotel is in an uproar when I return.
Crashing into people’s rooms in the middle of the night is sure to rouse the floor. A servant screaming after finding dead bodies on the stairwell i...
2024-02-07 10:58:14 +0000 UTC View PostAs I run after them, Geneva’s magic touches my mind, sharing her awareness with me. I can hear the pounding hearts of the fleeing assassins but now I also have a general sense of their location, ...
2024-02-04 06:57:59 +0000 UTC View PostEvery sense is hyper-focused as I walk through the dark hallways. Normally, instinct allows me to ignore most of what my sensitive ears tell me, the noise an easily ignored jumble unless it catches...
2024-02-04 06:57:48 +0000 UTC View PostDinner is a short and awkward affair. Alana and Yulia are too worried about the unexpected news to enjoy the meal, which was subpar as expected. Marcella does her best to be a charming hostess but ...
2024-01-31 22:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Over here, Lou.”
As promised, Marcella is waiting for us in the hotel’s dining room. We aren’t the only ones making use of the room and several gazes turn to us as we walk toward the...
2024-01-31 22:40:56 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m glad that you’ve returned from your journey safely.”
As expected, a Guiness daughter is waiting in the lobby of the hotel when we enter, though only one, which is a bit of a surp...
2024-01-29 02:48:57 +0000 UTC View PostFen returned from the market fairly late. I was almost ready to think she was avoiding me but there was a good explanation. Spring brings the start of another academic year at the Hall. The market ...
2024-01-29 02:48:41 +0000 UTC View PostAurelius tries to fight me as I drag him through the house and into the welcoming room but with his weakness and my strength, I don’t notice besides his indignant mutters. I throw him onto one of...
2024-01-25 00:35:25 +0000 UTC View PostBetween the two of us, we manage to bring down the trees and make them “manageable” in a matter of hours. By the end, the axe is the worst off of us, the blade dull and dented. Kierra is comple...
2024-01-25 00:35:21 +0000 UTC View Post“What are you doing in the cold?”
“Hm?” I look up to find that the sun has sprinted toward the horizon and Kierra is standing over me. I remember sitting down after sending Geneva awa...
2024-01-20 02:28:58 +0000 UTC View PostAs Geneva walked away from her brooding summoner, her blank expression changed, a smirk turning up the corner of her lips. One filled with humor, but not the kind of humor most would appreciate. Fa...
2024-01-20 02:28:55 +0000 UTC View Post“I want to know how he died.”
It might be a mistake to hear the story out of order, but this is something I can’t ignore for even a moment longer. Perhaps it’s because he died during ...
2024-01-17 11:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral hours later, we’re still in our respective positions, Alana spooning me while Kierra watches over us from a distance. I have no idea what’s going on with the house and can’t bring mys...
2024-01-17 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m fine,” I say, but it doesn’t help. In fact, it has the opposite effect that I want. Kierra looks even more distressed while Alana’s already grim expression darkens further. “You tw...
2024-01-13 16:43:34 +0000 UTC View PostDead?
I don’t understand. The words, yes. Individually, I can parse their meanings but together, they make no sense. My father died in a summoning?
“Are you sure?”
Fen brief...
2024-01-13 16:42:24 +0000 UTC View PostAt the table, with Jac watching, Fen played the part of the obedient elemental strictly bound by her contract, standing quietly behind Junior’s chair. I trust my cousin, now more than ever, but I...
2024-01-11 01:06:40 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you mean he’s missing?”
“I mean he’s—wait. This is going to be confusing if I don’t start at the beginning.” Jac grabs her cup and takes a long drink. Water from the ...
2024-01-11 01:06:35 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the servants see to the guests and get them out of the house, not our house anymore, dammit, I take a very much needed bath. My body is a little sore, a testament to how, er, demanding last n...
2024-01-08 07:19:12 +0000 UTC View PostOverwhelming. I could describe my time with the women from the Temple with many words but that one is the most appropriate.
Too many sights. Too many smells. Too many hands and lips, touching...
2024-01-08 07:19:09 +0000 UTC View PostWith arms like hers and the desire in her eyes, I expect her to start tearing off my clothes in a sexual frenzy, like Kierra when she’s particularly eager. Instead, Shake handles me with the same...
2024-01-04 08:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostNot all the Templetees follow me inside the house. The guy with the snake scales lies down beneath one of the colorful standing torches, eyes hooded as a hand distractedly rubs his stomach. I’m n...
2024-01-04 08:20:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Saints preserve him,” I mutter. After Lane’s dramatic exit, the room goes about its business, but tension lingers. Watching a tragedy unfold is uncomfortable, even if it has no bearing on my...
2023-12-31 09:13:55 +0000 UTC View PostIf the confrontation between the two sisters is a road accident, the sudden exclamation is like a giant ball of fire launched into a village in the middle of the night. A surprise assault that catc...
2023-12-31 09:13:50 +0000 UTC View Post