Phenix stood in front of the closed door, his heart pounding and his fist ready to do the same to the heavy, whitewashed, wood panel. Damn the Archaeans to hell! Why wouldn’t they let him wrap up this ludicrous contract in the way he usually did, a simple tag-and-bag transaction. Boom! Pay up. He wasn’t in the mood to play nice, to seduce a foul-tempered woman who’d readily gut him the instant he lowered his guard—been there, have a new body to prove it. He’d rather go up against an entire army of demons than coax the female to relinquish her soul. No one in their right head would want to give up their soul willingly? You would… Doesn’t count because he wasn’t of sound mind, was he? But, who did Kalyssandra consider worthy of such a …show more content…
Under the moonlight, the rocky landscape gleams midnight blue touched with silver. The only thing missing from his view was the cenobites. Where were they? Though the stone walls of the building offered privacy, he doubted the timeworn rock was a hundred percent soundproof. He stared at the other end of the corridor where he knew a short flight of stairs led down to the ground floor when the cell phone in his shirt pocket vibrated against his chest. He pulled it out and checked the screen before answering the call. “Yes?” “We’ve got trouble.” He turned his face to the window and spoke to Jonas. “Where?” “Teahouse.” Phenix glanced over at Kalyssandra’s door. “I’m on my way. Can you contain it?” “Horse has already bolted. It’s a little late to shut the door now.” Phenix ended the call and stretched his neck to each side. Damn, would he ever catch a break? A cold breath whispered across the back of his neck, and had nothing to do with the winter air wafting through the latticed window. A few minutes ago, everything had been on track and he’d persuaded her to have dinner with him. But Jonas’ call had shot things to hell. Stalking along the hall to her bedroom, he lifted a hand and was about to knock when the door swung open and Kalyssandra dropped into a fighting stance. “Shàngdì!” He resisted smiling, watched her eyes turn a dark, searing shade of brown. “I’ve been called a lot of things in my time, but no one has ever called me, ‘Supreme
As he unlocked the door there was a loud click, causing him to jump back. When he entered, he gasped at the sight. The house was even better than he had thought. When he entered, there was a staircase, bigger than he had ever seen before. There were frosted lights with designs that were straight out of a movie.
Bull assisted yanking down his boxer briefs as the Doctor knelt behind the Sergeant and parted Bull’s fuckable ass.
Coates took another sip of coffee before going out and returning with Kia Bennett. She introduced her to Akiona and
Booker arrived at the chapel early Monday morning, keen to get his debriefing with Tom over with as quickly as possible. He was professional enough to know he needed to put his disappointment to one side and concentrate on their assignment, but the sting of Tom’s rejection still lingered. He thought they’d made a connection, and he’d looked forward to building a solid friendship with the shy officer. But despite a promising start, he realized he now had no choice but to accept what Penhall had told him. Tom was weird, and his mercurial temperament made it impossible to break down the barriers that kept him at arm’s length. Whether Will was responsible for his brother’s character traits or not was still open for debate, but as far as Booker
As expected, when Tom opened his locker the following morning, he found a note from Tyrell. Typed on a ripped piece of paper, the instructions were clear yet concise.
The muttered epitet escaped FBI Special Agent Carter's lips, and whisked through the cold night air as he stared down at the corpse. Despite his hopes when the call had come in, there was no doubt.
Bucky had begun his fifth circuit of their tiny living room when he heard the tell-tale thump of the busted step leading to their floor: the board was near-rotted underneath the worn carpet and always slid out a bit and back in each time you stepped on it.
“Hey, not bad,” Verin remarked as they entered the hangar where the Thunderclap sat. “That thing as roomy as it looks?” The bounty hunter radiated energy on a level that rivaled Fynta. Jorgan sympathized with the man. He clearly worried about his wife, but forced a cheerful facade for reasons Jorgan would never understand. Cormac did the same when he was nervous, whereas Fynta fought back with snark, and Dorne with research. Aric wondered if he had a coping mechanism, then remembered his reputation for being a hardass.
JOHANNA’S AX SLICED INTO the floor beneath her and she breathed in heavily, smirking menacingly at a slightly shocked Katniss and Peeta, who had just entered the training room. Reeve sat on the steps that led up to the platform that Johanna practiced on.
A moan rang out through the living room as Mags writhed on the couch. Olivia always did have the the tongue of a goddess and holy shit was she making good use of it now. The plan had been to wait until Shawn got home before starting the fun with Olivia, but one thing had led to the other… He could just join in when he returned. She knew he wouldn’t have appreciated another party so soon, but would definitely appreciate some fun times with Liv to help him wind down from his first day at work. Plus, she was still recuperating from yesterday.
A wave of fury heats my chest, melting the icy fingers. However, I can't determine who I'm more enraged with, him or me.
He took in the calm look on the man’s face, the way his high cheekbones were beautifully illuminated in the orange glow of road lights- making him look almost otherworldly. The faint uptick at the corner of Stu’s lips, the way his stupid blue hair lightly blew with the aircon, the way he drummed his long fingers absently on the steering wheel were inescapable- Murdoc knew.
The jeep screeched to a halt. They jumped out and charged up the steps to the front door then pounded on the knocker. 'Open up!'
It was a Friday, and I was in last period eagerly aching to go home for 2 days of absolute peace. All of a sudden, my heart started beating faster, faster, and faster. The room started to feel blistering hot and everything got darker. I was feeling agitated. Being a typical 17 year old, never able to take anything seriously, I decided to take a couple sips of water and carried on with the day, completely averting the issue.
At some point in life we have all asked ourselves or have been asked what our reactions would be to endure a life altering tragedy. Some believe that they could never live through it and others naïvely think that life will continue is normal, taking for granted all the things in life a tragedy can take away from us. There are all kinds of tragedies in life, some people overcome them and some will give up, surrendering to the statistical fact that has been laid out for them. I personally know someone who beat his odds at life’s unexpected traumatic events, my husband Keith. Let me walk you through his remarkable story.