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Winter Rain, part 57

Chapter 6 I watch him, from behind—I can’t see his face, but it’s Faolan.  He stands over her, his feet apart, his hand raised . . . ready to strike.  Again. She cowers before him—afraid, but there’s defiance in her eyes. It’s the wrong play. I try to stop him, to jump forward, to grab his hand before it descends again.  But I’m [...]

Chapter 6 schedule

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know that Chapter 6 will start Tuesday (October 28).  Also, I need some more time for other projects (ie. the kind that pay bills), so I’ll be officially dropping to two updates a week (Tuesday and Thursday), probably for the rest of the year. Chris.

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Winter Rain, part 56

“What are you doing?” I growl as Brennan turns south onto the main road. “Getting us the fuck outta here,” he growls back. “No!” I snarl.  “We can’t just go!  Even if we fucking want to—we need someone to take us to Torrin’s.” “Yeah, fuck that!  Dugan’s a write-off!  Even money he set this whole thing up.  We [...]

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Winter Rain, part 55

I approach Top-heavy warily while Brennan rifles through Brawler’s pockets.  Top-heavy seems out, but I don’t trust it.  Maybe because I took him out by accident.  Or maybe it’s just always this way, when the adrenalin leaves me. I kick his foot, but he doesn’t react.  Not that he would . . . . I glance over at Pipe-man, but he’s [...]

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Winter Rain, part 54

I growl deeply and reach up to undo my collar.  Beside me I hear Brennan rip open his whole shirt.  “Bluffing!” I want to whisper to him, but there isn’t time. Declan and Brawler stumble backward, and Top-heavy turns to run.  But Pipe-man isn’t taken in.  He raises his pipe to his shoulder, and yells, “Bring [...]

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Winter Rain, part 53

Brennan slams it into reverse and floors it back up the hill.  There are stone walls on either side of the road—no chance we can turn.  I check behind.  We’re too late. “There’s two of them—we can’t get past!” I say. “I know.” Fuck. Well, I guess there’s only one choice left. “Stop the car.” “What?” I turn back to face him and [...]

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Winter Rain, part 52

Keely and I look back up the road, toward the village.  Sure enough, there’s a car idling on the shoulder, about a hundred yards back.  And I can just make out a second, behind it. Well, at least they aren’t professionals. “Friends of yours?” I ask Keely.  She turns back to me, mouth slightly open.  No words [...]