The Gathering Storm, Part 21

[ - To view a list of all current chapters, click here - ] After the tense visit by Janus’ men, a nearly half-hour-long flogging at Hush-a-Bye’s hands had been very therapeutic, and now—flushed and covered with a sheen of sweat all over his bare, bruised, welted and blood-streaked torso—GoodKnight stood near her. “Ya did [...]

The Gathering Storm, Part 18

[ - To view a list of all current chapters, click here - ] In her Allison Wonderland costume, but sans the mask and wig, Vanessa Santos landed a vicious kick at the midsection of the practice dummy, then a quick trio of hand strikes at the nose, throat and chest. She did a short [...]

The Gathering Storm, Part 15

[ - To view a list of all current chapters, click here - ] Cole hadn’t heard a voice overflow with such seething rage in his life, and never witnessed a mood change so quickly in any one person. Zero to near-murderous in 0.5 seconds. “What the fuck!” Desperado bellowed, pointing a finger toward Cole, [...]

The Gathering Storm, Part 8

[ - To view a list of all current chapters, click here - ] Silence was a delicate thing, Jeremiah has always thought, and needed to be treated with respect. His employer had read the letter—his first official task of the morning—and had clearly been considering its implications. But, being ever-attuned to the nuances of [...]