Stories tagged “Loyalty”
-
Hurray, Captain Ficly
Jason scratched his beard and stared at the ‘AOL’ flag growing larger with every second. “Hoist the mainsail! We’ll fight them with their own weapons. And when they come at us, we’ll throw every bloody phrase in the dictionary at R...
-
Garden of Remembrance
Jon’s eyes drifted to her. Bev sat chained by her kennel, rocking on her haunches, and staring at him like he was a stranger. She wants to kill me. He let his gaze move to the willow by the gate. He still remembered the summer when they met; he&#...
-
A lesson in loyalty
“I don’t like your tone of voice Jonas.” Suddenly Jonas couldn’t speak, he couldn’t even open his mouth. His mouth wouldn’t budge. Jonas tried to scream, all that came was muffled cries. “I think you may need to be taught a lesson in ...
-
Sunflowers
The boy takes me out to play in the sunflowers. I don’t run with him as much anymore, it takes too much, and I can’t keep up with him like I used too. But he takes me out and runs through the flowers and I lie in the sun, and I’m happ...
-
Stand Fast
It was the third day of the seige of Kherem. The shades were howling in the air but had not yet pierced the barrier. Serenna was glad her watch would be over soon. She took the letter from Ewan from her pocket. “What have you got there?” sa...
-
My Werewolf Husband
The beast crouched before me, shuddering in its snow-covered fur. “You must understand!” I cried, "How can you say you feel nothing for me? “Because it is impossible,” he growled at me. “That is not what you believe! ...