Category Archives: Chapter 15

                “Daniel.”  Drew stepped past us and walked toward the man and the four wolves milling around his bare legs.  “What the hell are you doing here?”                 More importantly, where the hell did you learn to do that?  My … Continue reading →

                My brother and Paul vanished in seconds, rushing off to round up our shotguns.  Thom kissed me and murmured something about swords and staves, then disappeared in their wake.  A moment later, I stood by the fire with Kellin, … Continue reading →

                He came to his feet with eyes blazing and was on Rory in a heartbeat.  One hand fisted in the front of Rory’s shirt, bunching the collar tight enough to make breathing difficult.  Phelan’s other hand grasped his staff … Continue reading →

                Thom met us partway.                 “Did you hear that?” I asked as my hands closed around his forearms and he gripped my arms at the elbows.                 Another howl echoed off the trees.  A second howl answered it.                 … Continue reading →

                My fingers fell away from his arm and he started walking again, toward the bridge.  I watched him for a few moments in stunned silence.                 What’s he talking about?  A reckoning?  Losing everything to balance the sheets?                 … Continue reading →

                Matt waved to me as I came up the hill toward the forge, his face smudged with mud.  I waved back, looking around to see where Phelan had dragged Thom off to.                 They hadn’t gone far, just beyond … Continue reading →

                J.T. slumped onto the bench next to me.  “Can’t you just…I don’t know, ask her to stay away?”                 “I wish it worked like that.”  Phelan’s eyes slid shut, his face still tilted toward the sky.  “Do  you think … Continue reading →

                Finding J.T. and Phelan huddled together near the forge wasn’t in and of itself that unusual, especially in the past few weeks.  Phelan’s recovery had been slow and both Jay and Jacqueline had been keeping a close eye on … Continue reading →