About thirty guards and hundreds of civilians pushed him through the crowd to the king's arena. His followers had fled, fearing capture and imprisonment - possibly death. He was alone.
The guards kicked him to the ground and barked at him to kneel before his king.
"Is this the man who has been charged with treason?" The king requested, stroking his reddish beard.
Rushing waves crashed at Ammer's feet, spraying drops of water upon his face. The ocean breeze swept through his clothing. Cree and Mae stood solemnly beside him.
Ammer gazed across the sea. He was on his own. No Whitlock. No Mother. No one to save him besides his brother and friend. But what could three children do against a dark lord?
"Does this adventure feel meaningless to anyone e...
Ammer, Cree, and Mae climbed aboard the tottering carriage.
"Everybody set?" The aged coachman whipped the hurried steeds into motion without waiting for the children to respond.
"What if I said no?" Cree muttered under his breath.
"Quit it, Cree. We have much to discuss." Ammer straightened. He enjoyed being the one in charge. "This is a Delmont carriage. Since the Rogues know w...
Confused, she turned her eyes toward John and swallowed hard. "What are you talking about?"
"It's not your fault they're mad at you. You made a mistake, that's all. Everyone makes them. It's not the end of the world because Laura Brown messed up." John's voice was quiet, but his eyes swam through her's like they were atta...
The nausea crept up her throat from the pit of her stomach; the realization that yesterday was real. She had done what she needed to, at least, that's what she told herself in attempt to consolate her conscience.
Slowly and methodically, she made her way to the bathroom sink and turned on the faucet, letting it run until steam fogged up the mirror. With hesitation and closed eyes, Cass plung...
"Who are you?" - those were the hardest three words to hear in my life.
Ellie Hart was, and always will be, the love of my life. Decades ago, I was crazy about her, and she adored me like nothing else on this earth. We were inseparable.
I still remember the first time I laid eyes on her at Bremington High School. I knew then, as young as I was, that I had never seen anything on God's g...