Category Archives: Book 1

            “How’s he doing?”  Carolyn approached quietly, a makeshift ice pack in her hand, which she wrapped in the towel left for that purpose before crouching and settling it gently on Thom’s forehead.  He flinched, hissing, before the tenseness it … Continue reading →

            I was hovering, I knew it, and I also knew that it was pissing Jacqueline off to at least some degree.  But I didn’t care.  It was Thom, for Christ’s sake.  I wasn’t letting him out of my sight … Continue reading →

            “Shit,” Davon mumbled, straightening from his examination of the rear corner of the building.  Matt grimaced, knowing Davon’s pronouncement could mean nothing good.             “Not stable, is it?”             “Not by a long shot.  These quakes keep coming, it’s … Continue reading →

            “What the hell came down on you guys?”             “My guess would be about two and a half floors.”  J.T. hauled himself out of the hole, watching critically as the camps staffers carried Thom’s limp body clear of the … Continue reading →

            He kept his eyes closed and tried not to move, tried not to even breathe too deeply.  His ribs ached, like he’d run for miles without stopping.  His ankle throbbed, waves of pain rippling up his leg with every … Continue reading →

            “I hear something.”             “Hopefully it’s not something else coming down.”             Yeah.  Hopefully.  J.T. looked upwards grimly, up into the twisted remains of supports and walls.  “Thom still breathing?”             Brandon nodded.  “Still breathing.  Looks bad, though.  Hope … Continue reading →

            The clouds above us roiled, twisted.  Thunder rumbled in the distance, though I didn’t see any lightning to spark it.  Rain splashed down against the weathered concrete and we huddled together, sharing blankets against the damp and the cold.  … Continue reading →

            “You okay, Marin?”             I rested my chin on my knee, looking up toward Kellin and managing a shrug.  “Thinking, mostly.  Not good things.”             “Not a lot of good to think about right now, ‘cept that we’re what’s … Continue reading →

            “Ungh.”  My limbs felt like jelly and my feet were on fire.  I wasn’t sure how long I’d been out; all I knew was that whatever I was on was mostly soft, there was a pillow, and I was … Continue reading →

            Another stumbling step drew me closer to my destination.  The sky grew dark slowly, though whether with gathering night—which I doubted—or something else, I wasn’t certain.  My head was still ringing, pounding, and my body ached.  My feet had … Continue reading →