Caught
“There you go staring at my pecker again,” Link said clear as a church bell without lifting his shaggy-haired head.
Moss’s whole body flinched, the growing hardness in his britches disappearing right quick as he turned his gaze away from what be wetting the ground in front of him. His mount reacted to his shift in the saddle, stepping sideways off the narrow trail into tall, dry grass. Stretching her neck to get more rein, she grabbed a mouthful while he struggled
Set in The Old West, we come upon Moss and Link, two men at a precipice in their young lives. Monsters, real or imagined, come in all forms. Perhaps the most dangerous kind are the real ones, people who believe they have the right, for whatever reason, to abuse and control through fear. When innocence is viciously taken, it can be a long road back to trusting, both yourself and others.
A fascinating story, well told and challenging. Well worth the read, it introduces us to a new world of fantasy not so far removed from our own. Cheers!
I love a story with current social commentary subtly or not so subtly contained within. Religion is a cudgel used to control, and has been since time began. The premise of this challenges the reader... what would we do in Jordan's position? I know what I would do with that vial....
Thanks for this, author. You took me on a journey, most of it cerebral, and while complicated, it was well told. Cheers! G
I can always count of Cookie. And the veranda cats who prowl around me, curious as to why I am standing still and looking up.
Yeah, I am defying ghosts each day I hang around. I am sipping from my blue mug at this very moment. Cheers to you, Adi, and thank you for finding and commenting on this one.
I did enjoy it. I had no plans to ever write a shifter story either, but the daredevil freaky part of my brain had other ideas, rather grandiose ones I thought I could never pull off. I remember writing a few chapters of Morningstar, thinking this will never fly and that I'd bitten off way more than I can chew, but the freak insisted I keep going. Sometimes the freak in us knows best.
It took me a while to become a shifter fan, but now I am, and I definitely loved this one. The concept is unique and the writing excellent. You did a great job of introducing Wolf to the reader... it always rang true. Well done, Kbois. Cheers!