At almost two in the afternoon, Leo and Nora breached Boston’s city limits. No matter the time of day, the streets were packed from one traffic light to the next with public and private transportation. Leo hung back by several blocks of of bumper to bumper vehicles, and used an alternate route to reach aContinue reading “Faulty Transaction”
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Careful Strategy
Leo looked up from the two small tablets side by side on his desk when the door to his office gently opened; a silent turning of the lever handle and a slow glide inward. None other than his wife acted with such consideration with the risk of disturbing his work on the line, especially withoutContinue reading “Careful Strategy”
Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 15: No Rest for the Wicked
“I’ve never been afraid of anything. Never. Only reckless when I should have been cautious,” Targath lamented, his voice quiet in the crisp, evening air. “Today, I experienced real fear. I almost lost her, Zeke.” On the back porch of a modest house, two wooden chairs sat angled toward one another, while their occupants indulgedContinue reading “Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 15: No Rest for the Wicked”
Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 14: Healing in Warchester
The gnawing of a serrated blade sheering through wood and the grinding of a file making small adjustments created a cadence outside the carpenter’s workshop. Ezekiel wiped his sawdust covered leather gloves in vain against his dusty leather apron before scrutinizing his project. Alongside his partner, they diligently worked to fulfill an order of aContinue reading “Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 14: Healing in Warchester”
Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 13: Not All of Us
Lying face down on the gritty cell floor, Targath tried to take a brief respite for his tormented body, clear his mind, and chart a path forward without his closest ally. Though his eyes were closed, his mind, wracked by guilt and grief, refused rest. Golden, radiant light, beginning as a flicker like that ofContinue reading “Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 13: Not All of Us”
Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 11: Paragon of Peace
Lightning streaked jaggedly, illuminating the night sky in blinding flashes, followed by reverberating thunder. Clouds burst open with sheets of rain, pounding on the heads of Kilena and Targath as they navigated mazes of stone paths leading to a looming cathedral. Broad, charred ebony doors shielded them from the elements once inside. A worship hallContinue reading “Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 11: Paragon of Peace”
Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 9: A Dragon’s Heart
Frineer snorted awake to his name on the vehicle of a pleading roar reverberating throughout his cave. Seeing a blurry Utiss canter inside with Kilena hugging her back, he peered quizzically at them before they took refuge behind him. An explanation to his unspoken question came when a dragon of charcoal scales followed them. TheContinue reading “Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 9: A Dragon’s Heart”
Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 8: Ginroy
Jogging toward Roselake Castle’s threshold, Kilena found the guard posted outside stared horrified up into the cloud speckled sky, a trembling hand on his sheathed weapon. She and Targath rushed passed him on to the path connecting the imposing structure to the rest of the city. “What’s the order, princess?” Halting in the middle ofContinue reading “Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 8: Ginroy”
Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 7: Your Turn
“It’s your turn, Miss Knight,” Sedrik summoned, dripping with resentment. Swept up in her ruminations, a few seconds passed before Kilena lifted her head with confidence and marched forward into the throne room. She knew by the sound of light footsteps in longer strides behind her that Targath followed. “Miss Maverick, before we discuss yourContinue reading “Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 7: Your Turn”
Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 6: Unconventional Methods
On the opposite side of the drawbridge from Roselake, Kilena led Targath through the grassy outskirts. The broad kingdom’s outlying terrain proved treacherous to navigate, especially each time he pushed her head under the grass at the first sight of a guard along the rampart. At the castle’s rear, overgrown grass arched over the groundContinue reading “Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 6: Unconventional Methods”
Kilena Shrelack 