Strange Little Band – Dark, edgy sci-fi romance

Teague stood in front of the mirror in his bedroom, frowning at the few wrinkles in his button-down shirt. He briefly considered ironing it, but dismissed the notion. Procrastinating wouldn’t make dinner with Addison and her children any less of a crap shoot. Satisfied that his appearance was casual yet professional, Teague teleported to Addison’s [...]

Between the alcohol, Myers’ scent, and evidence of his arousal pressed between them, Addison’s willpower crumbled. She swallowed and licked her lips, her hand tightening around the cool artifact. She kept her eyes on his as she said carefully and concisely, “I promise to not harm you in any way when we meet for coitus.” [...]

The intense exchange with Myers left Addison flushed and lightheaded. Daniel steered her away from the prat and his far too attractive date. “You and Dr. Myers are getting along well,” Daniel commented. An explanation rolled off Addison’s tongue. “For Jake.” Daniel nodded, his hand massaging her side. Although she was loathe to admit it, [...]

After dinner Daniel decided to go forth and mingle, which meant Addison would, too. Her continued good mood was due to champagne, which she now sipped slowly. If not for alcohol she’d have tired of playing belle of the ball. Addison knew all too well that Daniel wasn’t Prince Charming. The closest thing she had [...]

Addison and Daniel entered the ballroom more than fashionably late: before dinner was served, but after the band had begun playing. Spotlights found them as they descended the curved staircase, with Addison’s hand tucked in the crook of Daniel’s arm. Even if smugness hadn’t been rolling off her date, Addison knew that Daniel had planned [...]

Even Triptych worked to keep up employee morale. Addison supposed it made sense. Happy employees were productive employees, even if Triptych all but owned them outright. The chosen worked and played at the Alpha Facility, a city all its own. As with any community, celebration kept people healthy and balanced. One such celebration was the [...]

Teague’s mobile telephone vibrated against his hip for the fourth time in fifteen minutes. Since he’d effectively shut Juliet out telepathically, she transferred her insistence to more mundane methods of communication. He was two hours late to their scheduled rendezvous and Teague knew the blonde was pissed. “Aren’t you going to answer that?” Dr. Harris, [...]