Tag: suspense

As he came round there was an eerie silence all around the apartment. Jax bolted upright, unsurprised to find that his wrists were bound behind his back. He had a raging headache but no memory of how he lost consciousness. …

Week 168 – As he came round there was an eerie silence all around the apartment Read More »

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The bang of the gun seemed too loud. Although Mackenzie knew it happened in a split second, it seemed like her eyes tracked the bullet’s journey as it left the gun, flew through the air towards her, then plowed into …

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Jax had no idea how he was going to get them out of this alive. What to do, what to do? He had known that Sarisa was unstable, it was one of the reasons things hadn’t worked out between them. …

Week 166 – What to do, what to do? Read More »

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She snapped awake as the bed beneath her moved. No. Not the bed. Mackenzie wasn’t in a bed she was curled up on Jax’s lap on a couch in her apartment. Well she had been anyway. “What’s wrong?” she asked, …

Week 165 – Mackenzie’s worst nightmare stood just inside the door Read More »

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Mackenzie finally relaxed against him.  They’d talked for a while, she’d cried some more, then she’d finally passed out. But a peaceful sleep didn’t come easy for Mackenzie as the reality of what happened plagued her dreams. She was shaking …

Week 164 – But a peaceful sleep didn’t come easy for Mackenzie as the reality of what happened plagued her dreams Read More »

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