Literature

Introduction Literature has been preserved over very long times, and this book is an embodiment of that preservation. The authors and editors of this book present this book in a…

I couldn’t stay in my bedroom after that, not after seeing two angels die – one physically and one spiritually. I had to get out of there, out of the…

Seth wasn’t at the bookstore the next day, which I took as a bad sign. It was usually his passive-aggressive reaction to whenever we had a fight.I thought about him…

Five minutes after Seth left, I realized I’d made a mistake. Not about refusing him – that was the right thing to do. But I shouldn’t have let him walk…

I didn’t expect to hear from Dante so quickly. Based on what he’d said about the difficulty of the Nyx-charm, I’d figured it would be a while – if at…

Finding them wasn’t so easy. No one was at my apartment, and Vincent didn’t answer his phone. I drove down to the Cellar, hoping maybe they’d all decided to start…

My dream-self sprinted out of the kitchen and toward the sound of the crying. Aubrey and the mystery cat jerked their heads up, surprised at my sudden movement. On the…

The next day was only a partial shift at work for me, but when I saw how busy things were, I suspected I’d have a hard time dragging myself away….

As I walked into my building after dropping Seth off, I was surprised to see the guy who staffed the front desk still working. He usually went home at dinnertime….

The doctors at the hospital said Seth’s survival was a miracle. Which, of course, it was.The police officers who talked to all of us believed Seth’s actions had been rash…

I worked an evening shift that day and had made plans to have lunch with Maddie. She and I had worked several shifts together in the last week or so,…

“I’m really not a serial killer. It just seemed like too good a chance to pass up.””Man,” I said. “If I had a dime for every time I heard that…”…

“I can’t believe you keep coming back,” Dante told me when I showed up at his shop the next day. To no one’s surprise, the place was empty.”Me either,” I…

Simon hadn’t had a lot to give me, but just like every other time I’d gotten an energy fix recently, I had the dream.It played out the same as always,…

When I came home from Seth’s the next day, there was another note stuck to my door reminding me about the package. I plucked it off and went inside, surprised…

“I don’t understand this,” said Seth good-naturedly. “I catch you stripping in front of other men, yet I’m the one who gets punished.”Clasping his hand, I led him onto the…

“Succubus.”Dante’s laconic voice was the last thing I’d expected to hear when my phone rang the next day. I’d forgotten that I’d left him my number. My surprise quickly gave…

“Get out,” I said immediately.Yasmine and Vincent, finishing their breakfast at my table, looked up in surprise. Niphon gestured toward them. “I was invited in. I didn’t think it’d be…

I hadn’t realized how late it was until I showed up at Seth’s around two. He actually wasn’t writing for a change, and I found him sprawled on the couch,…

Peter, Cody, and Hugh already had a table when I arrived at the Cellar. Tawny sat with them, much to my dismay. I’d completely forgotten about my apprentice. At least…