Tricks and Traps – Part 10

  Jennifer knew better then to be out this late at night but where Abbey led she followed. The 9th Circle hadn’t really been her scene but Abbey loved to go all out showing as much skin as possible and downing lines of shots.   Crimson lights and dance music blaring away and guys hitting on…

Tricks and Traps – Part 9

  It made me skin crawl just to walk into that den of flesh and sin.  There were people dancing and partying in the front but that was all just cover.  The back was where depravity and debauchery were displayed, sold, and traded. The Duke ran a series of strip clubs, underground gaming houses, and…

Tricks and Traps – Part 8

How better to wake up then nestled in silk sheets with that morning after glow. There was a steaming cup of coffee on the nightstand along with an omelette and a note, which was nice to see, Sark normally didn’t bother leaving a note before he left.  It was normally just coffee and him waking…

Tricks and Traps – Part 7

G-Tang flashed one of her dirtiest looks as I walked into the club which quickly turned into a condescending pout.  She was dressed to the nines in a tight shinny silk dress so short that it barely covered her ass. G-Tang’s makeup was as always glamorous but layered on so thick and heavy that you…

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Tricks and Traps – Part 6

  For a second there Rachel had thought she had lost her phone but it turned up after a quick search of her slim silver purse.  Brushing aside a few strands of blond hair she sent a message to her boss letting him know that the clients had signed the deal.  The negotiations had been…

Tricks and Traps – Part 5

  Tricks and Traps – Part 5   Everything went badly very quickly after I found Polly.  Normally these things are easy enough question a few reliable informants, follow the trail of clues or bodies, and then you just have to kill the filthy Kine before it kills you.  But tonight everything just went wrong…

Tricks and Traps – Part 4

  By Alexander Ballard Published February 13, 2014 A few days late but its ready at last. Tricks and Traps – Part 4 Down and out, desperate and poor, however you wanted to describe the people who lived in the Hive it wasn’t a compliment.  No one lived there if they could avoid it.  It was a…

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Tricks and Traps – Part 3

  By Alexander Ballard Published February 02, 2014 As always I encourage people comment, criticize,  and suggest directions for the story. Tricks and Traps – Part 3 Closed curtains kept out the worst of the mid-afternoon light, but there were still long lingering lines that penetrated the darkness with overly bright sunshine.  Not bothering to…

Tricks and Traps – Part 2

    By Alexander Ballard Published January 28, 2014   A little later then I had planned but here is part 2.  Feel free post your comments and story suggestions. Tricks and Traps – Part 2 Beer and Pad Thai served from a roadside cart the finest 3am dining in the golden crescent. The night…