I remember

accidentally slamming the car door

too hard.

You came running,

Opening the door and towering

Over me,

Your fist raised high.

I thought you were going to hit me,

But instead you punched the seat

next to my head instead.

I thought I was safe.

I shouldn’t have.

You slapped my cheek,

Warning me never to do it again.

My breathless sobs echoed in my room that day.

I remember

You grabbing m...

Casmir Faye, widely known as one of the most beautiful women throughout the kingdom, so it was only natural that she would be chosen as one of the king's many concubines. The fine ruler of Ivyn was called Cassius Hawke and it hadn’t been long since he had risen to the throne. Once he did, he chose to take a total of seven mistresses, one of which would eventually become his wife, and therefore, t...

No, no, no, no, no!

I think frantically, tears forming in my eyes.

Where the hell am I?

What if he finds me?

I have to get to Miami!

I have to get that plane!

I have to run!

My breathing quickens and I start to hyperventilate.

Calm down!

But I can’t. I know he’s probably going to catch the quickest train to wherever I am. How did I even get here? Memories flash through my head.

A man in a ...

Images flashed in and out of my vision. Flashing lights blinded me. A headache threatened to split my skull. My heart skipped random beats. My blood slowed. The images that appeared in front of my eyes came and went too fast for me to see what they were. All but one. One image lingered in my brain for several minutes. A small, rickety house, with rusted metal walls and chains scattered around the ...