Close Your Eyes…

‘Close your eyes.’ She whispered, in thick deliciously Japanese accented English. Juliet did as she was bid, even as she felt compelled to ask. ‘Why?’ Her answer was two-fold. Shiho’s lips gently grazing her labia, and: ‘You will feel me deeper.’ The tip of that tongue moved from shivering lips to her clit. Feeling it […]

Death Mass.

The stage was set. The death masks had been distributed to her legion of baying expectant fans. The sound check, that afternoon, had been a success. The instruments were all tuned to her specifications. All that remained was for her to step once more into the glaring spotlight, thus proving that the ‘show must go […]

The Girl With The Scorpion Tattoo.

The shower could not run hot enough, or long enough, to wash away her shame. Even the fragrant scent of Jasmine and Shea butter, from the emollient applied vigorously to her lithe body, failed to make her whole. The clatter of water hitting the tiled floor from the huge steel faucet overhead cloaked the wet […]

World In Flight.

The robots pain added to his own, prayed on Jack’s mind as he made a late breakfast for his disapproving guest. The sense of expediency lay on his shoulders like an anvil of responsibility. Jack glanced up from French toast in the frying pan before him. Steam was drifting steadily into the lounge, carried on […]

The Gun Seller.

While DiSalle guilt-tripped Morensky, Tao had been accessing and copying the Bubblechips Lake had gifted them. The wealth of intelligence they contained was staggering, even managing to raise the Korean Ghost’s eyebrows surprisingly. Once the singer had retired, the two partners cracked open some Japanese beer and sat in the dark. Lake had compiled detailed […]

High Ground.

‘Fuck my health!’ She thought acidly, pouring herself a large Dewar’s, knocking it back in one mouthful, then pouring another. Wanda Starcrosse slumped onto a barstool, at the long white marble countertop in her kitchen. She’d returned home from her Madam’s office and taken a shower. Her exhaustion was matched only by the depth of […]

The Lonely Shepherd.

A lone motorcycle pulled slowly into a tree lined lane and stopped. The Suzuki lowered its kickstand, the black aerohood opened briefly to release a figure clad in black who instantly darted forward, sprinting like a cast shadow into the dense willow tree line surrounding Hotel Castle Osaka. Beyond the thick line of willows, some […]

Teargas.

He’d long since lost his faith, but Jack found solace in the pure deafening silence of Blackwater Cathedral. The massively imposing stone building dated back to Golgotha’s inception and stood as a testament to the past, amidst the glass and steel jungle of the modern central sectors. Late afternoon. The cavernous interior of the Cathedral […]

Bermuda.

She came slowly out of the ocean, rising like some blonde nautical Goddess from the tumbling white spray. The crystal turquoise waters undulated, with tumultuous white crested waves of the tide gently crashing against the shore. He didn’t notice. Jack was too busy putting the finishing touches to his report for Senator Michaelson. He sat […]