I could tell Theo was hurt by me asking him to give Gave control and that bothered me.  That’s why I asked Gabe to let me try to talk to him.  I knew Theo was hiding somewhere because his emotions were a bit subtle.  A far step from the horny little shit fighting Gabe for control.  As I held Gabe close, I thought of everything that has ever brought me comfort. Floating in the river on a hot summer day, the smell of cookies baking when I got home from school, laying my head on Gabe’s chest listening to his heartbeat.  I let all of these memories fill my spirit, overflowing I shared the warmth and comfort with Gabe and Theo.  When I could feel Theo’s presence had grown stronger, I apologized to him.  As strange as it might sound, I need Theo too.  To have one without the other would be wrong, unnatural. I never believed that there was such a thing as good sex.  I always thought someone talking abo

Greg came in to her life when he brought his sister in law to the clinic for her monthly check up.  She didn’t think anything of him at first.  She thought he was married to the women he came in with.  Hannah was six months old, and Julie proudly hung a picture of her on her desk in the reception area.  “Cute baby” he told her looking right into her green eyes.  She felt flustered at the intensity of his gaze but politely thanked him and asked if he was excited to meet his own little one.  The woman with him burst out laughing when he looked at Julie with a puzzled expression. “Jeez Greg! Leave it to you to hit on someone at the prenatal clinic!” the woman beside him said. “He's my brother in law sweetie, my husband is out of town and Casanova here insisted on bringing me to my appointment.  He’s a gentleman I promise.” She managed to choke out through her laughter.  “oh lord!,

As Hannah looked around the table at our lively group I wondered if her abilities were overwhelming her.  She seemed to be looking at everyone intently.  Maybe she is trying to sort through everyone’s emotions, I reasoned with myself.  ‘Gabe, listen to her heart rate.  It seems different like when she first saw us.’  Theo said.  What does that mean?  Honestly, I was too preoccupied with the beautiful woman standing in front of me to pay attention to her heart rate.  Obviously, Theo wasn’t. ‘Her heart rate is always stronger when she looks at us, but when she saw us the first time it was different.  Like it skipped a beat synchronizing with ours.’ As he told me this I listened for her heart and heard what he was talking about.  As she looked around, first at David and Alicia, then Melissa and Marcus, a slight jump in her heart rate, barely noticeable.  ‘It did the same thing

The wolves served their purpose.  Too my surprise they made my job much easier, though I am certain that they did that inadvertently.  Hidden in the woods just out of sight I watched the interaction between my target and the distractions I hired to assist with my task.  She spoke to the nomads, a plea not for her own life which caught me off guard.  There was an honesty in her, as if she was truly trying to protect them from something.  Obviously, she doesn’t know what these creatures are capable of. I watched from the cover of the trees as the energy pulsed into her.  What began as a gentle pull from the environment around her slowly built, the apex reached heights even someone like myself couldn’t have imagined in my wildest dreams.  I must admit, it was terrifying.  I’m no stranger to the terrible things that most people don’t know exist.  Hell, I’m one of them.  In that moment, this woma

Detective Small, I learned while in Dallas, is nothing short of a psychopath.  His partner Detective Ryan was a good person who put trust in him as her partner, and it got her killed.  His talent for pinning murders on members of society he deems to be unworthy was horrifying.  I approached Detective Ryan with some information and hoped that she would take it seriously.I’m guessing she shared the information I provided her with him, because the next morning I discovered that she had been killed in what seemed to be a tragic accident.  I suspected that it was Small that had been corrupt but I wasn’t sure.  I knew there must have been something in the information that connected him to the crimes, and Detective Ryan must have figured it out. My contact found evidence that someone in their department was doctoring reports, intimidating, and killing witnesses, and a laundry list of things to get a false conviction on several cases