“What do you think, Max?” I asked the dog. “Does this make any sense to you?” Max tilted his head and let out a soft whine. It was utterly illogical. Arthur Miller was a man of supreme strict logic. He was a man who calculated complex trajectories and engineered multi million dollar defense systems. Why…
But Titan reacted faster! The sound of the gunshots and the sight of his handler dropping to the ground triggered his deepest combat training. In a fraction of a second, Titan broke his stay command. He launched off the porch like a dark missile. He cleared the small retaining wall in a single powerful bound….
“What’s your name?” he asked. I hesitated. Some old instinct, some leftover voice from every city safety seminar I’d ever sat through told me not to give it to a giant biker. But I was tired, and it was midnight, and I had forty more essays to grade and rent due in nine days. None…
Six months later… “There she is,” Victor smiled as I walked into his study. “That’s my little girl.” “Mars,” Victor turned to his assistant. “Send out the invitations today. Everyone will know my daughter has returned.” “Yes, sir,” Mars nodded. “Mars,” I interrupted, my voice perfectly steady. “Add two more names to the list. Lucas…
“How about another question?” “No,” Logan insisted, shaking his head. “No guesses do not count. So say it yourself. Yeah, do not leave us hanging. If you cannot say it, we will just have to assume that it is not Aria. It is someone else. Come on. Those are the rules man. Say it. Say…
“What do you mean?” I walked over to the old roll-top desk in the corner of the shop, pulled a key from my pocket, and unlocked the bottom drawer. I pulled out a thick, yellowed envelope and tossed it onto the counter. “My grandfather bought this land in nineteen thirty-two,” I told Jim. “The deed…
“Take it up with the courts, Mr. Morrison. Have a good day.” I walked back to my truck. My mother was leaning her head against the window, looking pale and exhausted. “Mom, I’m sorry,” I said, my voice cracking. “We have to park down the street. I’ll carry your walker.” My mother looked out the…
“So what did you do with her?” I asked, my eyes locked onto Todd’s. He didn’t look like a man who had been bitten by a guard dog; he looked like a man trying to manage a corporate crisis. “We took her to a high-end, specialized rehabilitation shelter up in the hills of Los Angeles,”…
“Dad… he’s dying, Dad. Please!!!” Dad. The word echoed loudly in my rapidly fading consciousness. She had called someone ‘Dad,’ and whoever that man was, he clearly commanded the kind of terrifying respect that made a dozen roaring motorcycles appear out of thin air in under three minutes. The thunder of the heavy engines grew…
The next day, Ethan stormed into the Aurelia corporate lobby. “You’re playing CEO,” he sneered, trying to push past her security team. “Move,” Sienna commanded her guards. They blocked Ethan’s path perfectly. “Access denied,” the head of security rumbled. “Doesn’t look like I’m playing,” Sienna smiled from behind the security desk. “She has more than…
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