Charmed Tempus Novels & Stories

My hand is at my side and it is completely steady and my face is doing the correct professional thing and inside my chest something has just been confirmed that did not require confirmation and has confirmed itself anyway. "Exciting," I say, to Carolyn. "Very," Chase says. We do not look at each other again for the rest of the meeting. POV: Helena Moreau I feel the charm activate from my hotel room in Greenwich Village, which is the specific quality of a working you have placed on an object, the moment of its use arriving as a small warmth in the sternum, the confirmation of contact. I sit with it for a moment. The charm did what it was designed to do: remove the wall, briefly, specifically,

The morning was fully here, but inside Room 607, time didn’t exist. The air was thick and heavy, smelling like vanilla oil, sweat, and the raw scent of two people who had spent the last twelve hours exploring every inch of each other. I was still lying on the white rug, my skin glistening and my hair a tangled mess. Marcus stood up and looked at me. He looked like a king who had won a long war.

In the study, Julian was holding an old tome up high. "I found it! It's a book on the Lord of the Manor!" As everyone quickly gathered around him, Julian read aloud, "His name is Morpheus, and he loves to drink Stardust Wine under the full moon, which clears his mind and gives him a good night's sleep." "Anything else?" Cassian pressed urgently. "He likes to collect old star charts and harp music during rainy nights," Julian replied. "There's also records about his dislikes…"

My father had probably gone insane, or there was something I still didn't know behind that ministry. — A death curse, just because I refused to bring him the information, but it's also a way to keep me by his side. If I stay by his side, the effects of the curse are basically nonexistent. But when I distance myself, my lifespan will be reduced to a maximum of three months. If I don't return in two months, I might already be dead.

Then: “I’ll clear the room.” Serena arrived at the foundation offices precisely at eight. She wore charcoal this time. Sharp. Unadorned. The look of someone prepared to be taken seriously, not admired. Her assistant followed two steps behind, already whispering updates. “The board’s restless,” he murmured. “Adrian hasn’t approved the release yet.” Serena smiled faintly. “He will.” “And Clara?” Serena’s eyes flicked toward the elevator. “She’ll disappear. They always do.”

"Ten Minutes. You will have only ten minutes to conclude this marriage ceremony. If you take a single minute more, you will meet your God in that very moment, priest." "But marriage doesn't happen in ten minutes…" the official said bravely. Titus pointed the gun at his temple, making its cold barrel touch his skin. He shrieked in fear. "This marriage will happen in ten minutes if you want to live." Titus said while Viso fixed him with a cold stare. The officiant joined his hands at Viso, "Ten minutes.. It will happen in ten minutes." Viso smiled at the official and the smile put him on edge as he started the ceremony pitying Isabel. He knew the poor girl could never be happy with a psychotic

"Charm will last 4 minutes, and project Excalibur is on its way, wrap this up and start retreating, team E, warm-up, your shift begins in 2 minutes." "UNDERSTOOD!" answered the warrior at unison from the communicator, she smiled and sat more comfortably on the black cushion that was her golem.

No one was listening to them; all were caught up in a boyhood anecdote Fallon was sharing. Urseya set down her chopsticks, laying them across her plate to signal that she was finished. A servant immediately collected her plate, and Urseya waited until she was done to continue. “The charmers I have heard tales of are not known for their fidelity. Why take only one lover when one can have the adoration of hundreds...as well as the gifts.” He answered carefully, being certain to keep his voice low. Jasmine would certainly never hear it. “And you fear she would betray me?”

Probably his way of taking him with her in this new life. "You're right Nicky. Second Time's a Charm."