Louella paced the small cell that she’d been locked into by the two very annoying witches.  It took her a while to realize that she’d been drugged by her doctor in order to lower her abilities to do magic.  She couldn’t wait to be free and look that doctor up.  The pain she’d happily inflict upon the medical woman would do her father proud.The cage was spelled. Not only did it bind her magic, but she could feel it drawing it out of her. If she was kept in it for too long, it might permanently syphon every drop from her.  Should that happen, she feared reprisals from the unforgiving dark lord.  She was rapidly learning that there were just as many disadvantages to being in the dark lord’s eye as there were advantages.   Maybe more.  After all, she’d witnessed him killing several of her siblings  on various occasions for disappointing him and he’d allowed her to behead Sybil wit

Freya greeted Davina with a smile as she entered the estate house that Louella  had been occupying. “I’ll bet it feels good to be back home.”Davina nodded as she guided Freya to the back patio.  “This place holds a lot of memories.”  Pointing to a small table that was set up with brunch, she added, “I thought you might enjoy eating outside.  The grounds are so beautiful this time of year.”“I’ll miss all of this greenery when I go back,” Freya said as she seated herself at the table. “This looks delicious. Are you an adept cook or does the house come equipped with one?”“Both,” Davina said with a smile.  “I’m fairly comfortable in the kitchen, but, admittedly, I had help with today’s food.”“When  you get Theo back, will you two live here?”“It’s mine by right. Well, half of it is, anyway

Valkyr watched as Victor and Jeremiah dragged the traveler into the room.  His face was battered and bruised to the point of being almost unrecognizable and blood still oozed from the feeding holes in his neck.   It was clear to Valkyr that his men hadn’t bothered to heal the feeding wounds on the traveler like they did with others after drinking their blood. He smiled with approval. Professional travelers were of a supernatural nature that set them apart from the others.  Their skills were never simply traveling.  Some had the ability to perform a decent amount of magic.  Some could influence  the thoughts in the mundane’s head.  Some had calculating minds that were  phenomenal in staying one step ahead of the enemy during war.  Whatever the extra, you could bet that there was another ability mixed in with the time travel talents.   You could also be assured that all travelers were doing the biddin

Valkyr finished having sex with a drugged and almost lifeless mundane that was brought in from the club and walked away with disgust.  He’d been spoiled by  Louella.  He no longer enjoyed sex with half comatose men and women.  It didn’t matter what he used from his arsenal of sex tools, their reaction wasn’t as real and animated as Louella’s had been. Their moans and screams lacked the passion and power behind them. He’d also grown accustomed to the cleaner blood that Louella offered.  The mundanes from the club tasted of the drugs that were slipped into their drinks.His men had gone out several times searching for his pregnant witch, but came back empty handed each time. He was beginning to wonder if he should contact the dark lord.  He hesitated because, although the dark lord would not think of starting something with him, Louella was his subject. She’d confided in him on more than one occasion about her si

“I’m going to miss all of this green,” Freya sighed as she and Margaret walked the gardens one last time.“Why leave? I’ve enjoyed your company so much,” Margaret said. “We make a great pair. Imagine all of the good we could do together.”“Sadly, like you said, my time was destined to suffer even without Louella’s interference.  We eliminated the catastrophic events Louella caused but there is still the devastation caused by war  to deal with.  I can’t, in good conscience, abandon them.”Margaret sighed. She completely understood Freya’s thinking.   Hadn’t she made her home in the less advanced past in order to protect and aid the innocents from evil?   “Well, at least promise me that you’ll visit often.”“That, I can do,” Freya said with a smile.“Will you be stopping in to see our young couple