Grace I drifted through the darkness before the cold of a night wind swept around me. As the darkness parted, I grew colder. Dead, gnarled trees stretch up around me. The ground was dead. The bark was black. The desolate, eerie forest stretched endlessly before me. Its skeletal trees reached for t
The sound of shattering glass echoed from down the hall where Cecil and Richard's rooms were. I shoved past Devin, who laughed with Alpha Shadow's voice. "Cecil!" I screamed. A surge of panic made my chest tight and propelled me down the hall so fast it felt like I was flying. The door was locke
Grace I tried to get the words out, but I could tell I wasn't making much sense, not until Eason came back with Richard and Cecil. Cecil climbed up into bed and promptly went back to sleep. Richard rumbled a little in my arms, and just having them near, smelling them safe and sound in my arms, was
A knock sounded on the door, and Charles came in. I gasped as I realized he'd changed clothes and was carrying a tray of food. He smiled. "I thought breakfast in bed might be a good move," he said and crossed the room. "She okay to eat?" Eason bobbed his head. "When you can't see the net anymore
Charles She looked nervous, but the pallor in her face had warmed. The tremor in her hands had vanished. I kissed her head gently. We headed downstairs. The gentle hum of activity filled the house as we headed downstairs. I could hear Margaret and Esme catching up. Eason was upstairs getting Cecil
Her eyes narrowed. I tilted my head, and then I sighed. "For the sake of the moon, Grace, we're... dating? Involved?" I smirked. "Very involved. Our relationship does not benefit from me being blunt all the time." I sighed. "If you want me to be blunt, you can say so, but you've had a rough start
Charles The city was more lively by the time we made it back, and it was easier to focus on the present rather than worrying about how to handle Jackson. More cars were on the road, so it made it a little more difficult to reach the park, but we arrived in enough time. "There," I said, pointing
I looked down at her as she watched the kids running around with their toy swords and arrows. A child cried out in mock agony, falling dramatically to the ground as one of the toy arrows stuck to his shoulder. "I've been hit!" He cried. "Avenge me!" The other kids laughed. I kneeled beside Cec