Part One             “The forces that tend for evil are great and terrible, but the forces of truth and love and courage and honesty and generosity and sympathy are also stronger than ever before.” -Theodore Roosevelt       “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” -Albert Einstein         “When choosing between two evils, I ...

Chapter Two School and Back Again Well I guess I could tell about myself. My name is Amanda, or Manda, Watson. My hair is black, raven black; Just like my father. Which I hate. I’m seventeen, and my eyes are bluish grayish. I’m skinny, I guess, and curvy and short. The shortest in the family. School sucks; just thought I’d say that. I go to Salem High. There are a ton of people who go there, some thousands. Our football team is named The Witches, yeah corny right? I have a f...

  Chapter One The Red/Green Light   It’s not like I planed it. I mean it wasn’t my fault.” “What do you mean ‘It wasn’t your fault’?” said Rob. “He ran into me,” I said pointing at the man talking to a police officer. Rob, my older brother, looked at the man also and shook his head. “It wasn’t his fault Manda. It was his light.” Well this is how it began. I just got my permit and Rob said he would take for...

Chapter One A New Beginning June 4, 2005     Joseph "Now what did you want to tell us Jason,” said Maverik. The Whales family sat at the large round glass table. Maverik, Evelynn, Jason, Sasha, Erika, Maryann, and Joseph. Probably one of the only times this family sat together in three years. Jason was holding Sasha’s warm hands and smiling. Sasha also had on that big smile of hers. Maverik sat in his black suit, like always, with Evelynn on his right. Her long blo...

Oh no, Oh no, Oh no Yo Yo Yo Oh no you didn't Sucker tried to play me But you never paid me, Neva Oh no you didn't Payback is a' coming You will be runnin', foreva Oh no you didn't Until i get me vengeance I will never end this mayhem Oh no you didn't I'm a mercenary You ain't got a prayer, you owe MEEEEEE    

Prologue June 4, 2000 The black limo pulled into the Whales Mansion driveway. It was a long marble driveway. On the sides there was the greenest grass you’ve ever seen, and the trees were fully grown. The mansion sat on a 200 acre ranch. But it wasn’t exactly what you’d call a ranch. There were no animals. As Kade Kensington approached the house in the black limo there were three entrances. One led to the front of the house, where visitors were supposed to go. Another to the back of the house...

I ran through the underground tunnel along side my wife Eva. I could hear the gun fire from behind. The two soldiers who were supposed to protect me had to stay. So I could at least get out of the tunnel before anyone knew of it. I hadn’t taken a shower in almost a week. My whole plan had failed, my life was over. I was defeated. My people, I have failed them. Eva’s sobbing became louder. Everything I had promised her was a lie. I had promised her the world. That we would be the greatest rul...

I ran through the underground tunnel along side my wife Eva. I could hear the gun fire from behind. The two soldiers who were supposed to protect me had to stay behind. So I could at least get out of the tunnel before anyone knew of it. I hadn’t taken a shower in almost a week. My whole plan had failed my life was over. I was defeated. My people, I have failed them. I could hear Eva’s sobbing. Everything I had promised her was a lie. I promised her the world. We would be the greatest rulers ...

CHAPTER ONE It was six o’clock in the morning. Just before the sun was set to rise. The Woods of Tunnel Mill was very quiet. It seemed like there were no animals about. The leaves on the trees were falling to the ground. Fall was arriving. The creek was full from the flooding a little earlier last month. So full that it reached to the old mill. The Tunnel Mill House was falling apart. The floors were caving in and it was full of mold and insects. Especially spiders. The garage was falling ap...

Chapter One Introduction My name is Chelsea Wade. I live about a mile from Dodge City on a plantation with my father Benjamin, my mother Alsea, and my two brothers Benjamin II and Jesse. We moved here from Charleston for this plantation. I loved it there. We had a mansion from my mothers father, but when my father got into a fight over his chattel we left and came to this desert. My mother is doing her best to make it the way me used to live. Like a king and queen. And I compliment her on th...