Author: catstark

From The Grey House, Book Two, Inside the Grey House:

Natalia knew she didn’t have to say where she had been. She could keep the necklace, say nothing of her whereabouts and Vincent would never know. But she didn’t want to lie to Vincent, and if he didn’t know, Julia would never know either, which was unacceptable. Natalia finished tying the end of the bandage, cleaned her hands with disinfectant wipes she kept in her glove compartment, and took the necklace off the rear view mirror. There was no way she was keeping the necklace. Julia deserved to have it back, deserved to know Theodore no longer horded it. Placing the necklace carefully in her fist, Natalia opened the door to her busted up car and went upstairs to face her judgment.

From The Grey House, Book Two, Inside the Grey House:

Natalia threw her head back as the shudders increased and her body heaved one final time. Acid, blood and other liquids came boiling up her throat and out her mouth. The large glob sank to the bottom of the tub and started to mix with the water. Natalia sank to her knees. Consciousness seeped in as she was helped to the seat. She felt cool glass touch her lips and water trickled down the corners of her mouth until she sucked it in and started drinking. She was only given a swallow or two before the glass was pulled away. She felt a hand take hers and the glass was placed in it. She dropped the glass a second later.

Turns out, WordPress has stopped their Daily prompts, but I really liked the opportunity to share my work. I am trying to find another Word Prompt, but having trouble finding one I like. I will continue trying, and will do what I can to continue sharing. Until then, get out there and be creative! The world needs it!

via Broken

From The Grey House, Book One:

“Crap.” Charlie gave up the stealth and shoved the door open. He turned on the light as he walked in and then stopped. Something crunched under his boot. Backing up carefully, he looked down and became angry and scared. He had stepped on her already broken cell phone. He knelt and touched the pieces. Had she tried to call for help? Her phone was completely dead; he couldn’t even turn it on.

via Ceremony

From The Grey House, Book Three, Protector of the Grey House:

The head vampire turned to the room at large, breathing slow to stop himself from running after his lover. He had wanted to give Natalia her rank as soon as he saw her again, but knew the ceremony had to be postponed. He sighed heavily and decided. “You are dismissed. You have duties to attend to, go to it.”

 

 

via Famous

Something a little different today. From The Storm:

Once dressed in nice workout clothing, she placed her good clothing in her laptop bag and pulled out two fairly large duffle bags. She took one and then barefoot, found her way to the den. On the far wall, there was a large painting by a famous impressionist, whose name she could not remember. She went to the painting and touched the wall under it. No alarm. She pulled the painting away from the wall and let the hinges carry it open to reveal the safe on the wall.

via Daily Prompt: Archaic

From The Grey House, Book Two, Inside the Grey House:
Natalia gave a nervous but proud laugh. “I feel like royalty.”

Lilly was carefully massaging conditioner into Natalia’s hair. “Stay with Vincent long enough and you will be.”

Natalia pulled away to look back at Lilly. She frowned at her healer. “What do you mean?”

“You’re Vincent’s woman. After you learn the ways of his house, you’ll run it.”

Natalia frowned. “Sounds archaic.”

“You will be given everything you want.”

via Daily Prompt: Guilty

From The Grey House, Book One:

Natalia caught Vincent’s gaze and held it for a long moment. He could have stopped it; any one of the vampires could have stopped the Slayer. Since they didn’t, she had to wonder why. Vincent held her gaze, no guilt showing in his eyes.

“The next hit is yours, Natalia. Do as you will, but do not kill him.”

via Daily Prompt: Assumption

From The Grey House, Book One:

Natalia watched as the man she assumed to be Vincent Grey walked toward the hallway and places beyond. The man he had been talking to was slowly making his way toward her. She had watched them talk and was worried that Vincent’s man had figured her out. Since he was making his way toward her, she would take care of it. Vincent Grey she would take care of later.

via Daily Prompt: Disappear

From The Grey House, Book One:

If he told Vincent he wanted to investigate Natalia’s disappearance, then he’d have to tell the man how he knew her. He would have to tell her he had slept with her and would probably have to divulge any and all information he had about her. Charlie really didn’t feel he had the right to do that. Everything she told him had been in confidence, and although Vincent might consider his silence a betrayal, talking would be a betrayal to Natalia. He already betrayed her once by trying to turn her into a werewolf.