Shera & Armand Part 3 I took one step closer and the prince’s guard detached from the tent’s shadow, his knife warm against my throat despite the frigid air. I stared him in the face until recognition dawned like a lit torch. “Shera?” “Is he sleeping, Ji?” Ji shook his head. “My prince cannot sleep […]

Shera & Armand Part 2 We crouched behind the patch of desert scrub, the day’s residual heat swelling around us like steam. I grunted as Armand’s knee pressed my foot into the sand. “Get off.” He shuffled sideways without taking his gaze from the enormous figure rising between us and the sun. Its outstretched arms […]

Shera & Armand Part 1 I lifted my gaze from the glittering crystal knight between my fingers and found Armand’s jade-colored eyes studying my face. His black silk turban framed his face like clouds of night, casting shadows across the evening desert light pouring in behind him. The heat was finally fading and a breeze […]

Makam & Jennette Part 6 (The End) “Why do they call this the window?” I tilted my head back until the sunlight caught the teal flecks scattered within the glass dome a few feet above us. The sun didn’t seem like a burning sphere, cooled as it was by the feet thick dome. Makam planted […]