The wind shifted and I caught her scent on the breeze. I shook my head and turned towards the entrance. She gracefully walked into the room, unarmed, and alone. I shifted my weight to one leg and crossed my arms. She greeted me with open arms. “Of course. I knew you’d come around sooner or […]
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#crank
I rolled the vial over in the palm of my hand. I scrunched my face up at my dealer. “Crank?” I asked. “Like from the movie?” He nodded. “Hell, yeah. That will put you on front street for real.” I looked down at the vial again. It was easy to say that I was a […]
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“Shh… don’t look.” We both averted our eyes from the front door of the tavern. You didn’t even have to look; you could smell them coming in: trolls. I peeked over my shoulder just to get a glance at the towering figures that scoped out the patrons as they walked in. A full head shorter […]
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“Speak the words,” she demanded. I held my breath. She turned on her heel and slapped me across the face. “Speak the words.” Her voice dripped with venom. Suddenly the door swung open behind her and her apprentice ran into the room. She snapped her head back to the door and sighed a bit of […]
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Jeffery grazed his index finger along the edge of the tire tread. He raised his hand to his mouth and licked his fingers. His mind’s eye saw a burst of images all at once. He sucked wind hard into the pit of his lungs holding it in for as long as he could. He felt […]
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