Everyone jumped their feet and stood at attention. The General stood before us, red with anger while the entire arena held their breath, waiting to see what was going to happen. "Harry, Chael, you're free to go see the healwife to have your arms looked after and Caleb..." "No." Everyone looked at me, shocked by my refusal. Even the General stood speechless. "Sir, when we spoke yesterday, you promised me the match I wanted." He nodded. "I want it now." "Chael, son, you're hurt..." "With all due respect, sir, my arm's not broken." I moved it to show I wasn't lying and tried not to wince as the...

Tyler leaned against a tree and looked up at the woman. His head cocked to the side. "I'm not sure if you know this, but you're not where you're from anymore." The woman wiped an arm over her face. "Really. I'm not sure what was my first clue; the little blue person with wings or the miniature mammoth with teeth." Tyler looked around. "You saw a tlarrison? When?" "Which one is that?" "The tiny meat eating mammoth." "About an hour ago." "Look, I don't want to frighten you, but I'm coming up your tree." Tyler took three running steps toward the tree and two more up the tree where he grabbed on...

It's been six months since Kaley's fiance called things off, disappearing with barely an explanation, and the thought of spending Christmas alone is causing feelings of hurt and loneliness to ruin her holiday cheer. Tall, dark, quiet, and ever the gentleman, her next door neighbor has been sneaking into her thoughts more often than not lately. When she decides to ask him to go to a Christmas party on a spur of the moment whim, she has no idea she's about to unleash a whole new dimension on her usually normal life. Born in Quelondain, Sean is no stranger to a broken heart. Though it's been...