Savior
Author: E.D. Beale
Noemi was trapped—locked in a cold room with only a candle to light the way.  She wrapped her bare arms around her body and bit her lip enough to rip its delicate flesh.  Thoughts of escape flooded her mind in a dizzying whirl, but nothing would help this time.  The bastard would sooner let her rot in the small bedroom than let her flee.
When she felt tears stinging her eyes, she reprimanded herself.  Tears were not going to save her.  It hadn’t in the past and it certainly …

La Orden
Author: E.D. Beale
She woke to the smell of fresh, clean sheets and the feel of cool linen wrapped around her body. Cara, still wobbly from her attack, sat up slowly on her elbows as her eyes adjusted to the dark room.
The man with the crystalline eyes was at the foot of the bed, stoking the fire place there. When he noticed that she’d awakened, he stood. Cara squinted to get a better look at him, but with only the flickering orange light of the fire, she could only make …