Search results for query: *

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Syd Porter Even though he had focused on Klaus’ suggestion to call a search party just long enough to bark a single command at him, Syd’s thoughts were flying so fast that his attention moved on almost immediately, leaving Klaus and Spencer to discuss the...

Old Distillery ~ Undisclosed, London ~ Shona King The vicious laughter from Julia and Damian elicited a scowl from Shona, and she tightened her hold on Collin when she felt him flinch. Damian began to explain to her why only sending a threat was not enough of a message. That they never did...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Syd Porter Syd's head was whirring as Roxie and Spencer began discussing what the four digits on the scraps of paper could mean. They were right, of course; they had no option but to play along with the kidnapper's game. All they had was a cryptic clue...

Old Distillery ~ Undisclosed, London ~ Jane Porter There was no way for Jane to know what was to come, but that didn't matter; the moment the vehicle came to a rolling stop, the dread inside her exploded into new levels of fear. She screamed when Zachary grabbed Ari and pulled her by force out...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Michael Zegarra Part of the trouble with reuniting with the wider family was that now Michael and Collin would have more people to come out to. Michael had already decided that he was ready to take the plunge - as ready as he could be, anyway - but Collin...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Syd Porter It wasn’t a surprise to hear Jeanie admit that she had felt overlooked and abandoned while living in the family home. Syd knew that the years he had spent in prison and various hospitals had stolen considerable chunks of bonding time from J.J...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Shona King and Jane Porter Damian had always been something of an enigma to Shona, and yet she felt she knew him as much as she needed to. He was hollow. Shona had known plenty of people without a grasp of empathy, but this man’s sheer lack of emotion...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Shona King and Jane Porter To receive a compliment from a man so handsome himself; to be the object of his twinkling gaze. Out of nowhere, Jane had suddenly become the main character of one of her romance novels. She was practically melting under the...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Syd Porter If she's in the mood, no need to break it I got the chance and I oughta take it If she can dance, we can make it C'mon queenie, let's shake it Go, go, go, little queenie Go, go, go, little queenie... "...Go, go, go, little Jeanie," Syd sang...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Shona King and Jane Porter Roxie cupped Jane’s face in her soft, cool hands, providing some instant relief as Jane did her best to do as she was told: to not join in with the panicked thoughts that barrelled through her mind. It was strange how fast it...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Syd Porter Immediately, Syd could see in his daughter’s eyes that she was begging him to go away. What had he just interrupted? Or was it simply that she despised him so much that his mere presence was enough to completely spoil her evening? Something...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Michael Zegarra Having become so involved with his church in Manzanillo, Michael had done plenty of charity functions over the years. However, they were never of this scale. The Porters and Kings were much too high class for church fêtes; they were all...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Syd Porter Working alongside Spencer was proving to be surprisingly easy. They worked together as efficiently and respectfully as if they had never been enemies, each of them reporting to the other anything relevant to either family. It was unlike Syd to...

The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Jane Porter and Shona King Shona couldn’t her eyebrows from rising when Collin told her there were two people in the audience he was hoping to impress. “Two!” she exclaimed, a proud smile forming on her face. “You better be careful there. One can be...

Chapter 5: Silk and Subterfuge Saturday 15th November 1997 London: Evening - Cold, Dry, Windy ****************************** ****************************** The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Jane Porter and Shona King It was all a bit confusing for Jane as to why the family were...

The Snowden Residence ~ London ~ Billy King Charlie watched in anticipation, a smug grin on his face as Erik calculated his next move. The game was getting towards its end and at this stage, Charlie had a neat collection of white pieces surrounding his side of the board, like a little...

The King Family Home ~ Bethnal Green, London ~ Shona King Though she didn’t know it, Shona was probably the most prepared of all the parents in the family when it came to educating her children. It was proving difficult for everyone who had returned to London to suddenly enrol their children...

Erik's House ~ London ~ Billy King The Carters timed their exit well. The impromptu meeting was as unwelcome as it was unplanned, and Billy had been growing increasingly impatient to see the back of Ezekiel and Reign. He wasn’t used to dealing with that kind of animosity anymore; in his...

The Porter Residence ~ Holland Park, London ~ Syd Porter Seeing the love of his life in such anguish hurt Syd on a visceral level. All he wanted was to soothe her and take her worries away. He could feel the ache in her chest spread into his own as if they were one body, and almost wished she...

King Remedial ~ City of London, London ~ Billy King Billy enjoyed Reign’s roundabout answer to his question, that her business was in her loyalty to her family. He couldn’t help but grin, though did his best to make it look genuine rather than mocking. “I don’t dispute your loyalty,” he...