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Excerpt - WIP | The Dreaming ~ Somnia

They say in the beginning that man and woman were as one creature. A creature with two heads, four arms and four legs; in attempts to steal the knowledge of the heavens they were subsequently separated and placed at the opposite ends of the earth for ever to be doomed to search for their other half...… Sophia lay restless in her bed, her sheets and comforter twisted. She flipped over hard on her right side and stared at the red numbers on the alarm clock, 3:45 a.m. Frustrated she rolled on to her back and looked intently at the ceiling fan as it slowly spun. After a short spell of watching the fan she dozed back off. Her dreams were filled with the same man that she had dreamed about since her earliest memory, though then he was a young boy. She slept only an hour then she awoke again. Aggravated as usual, unable to put a name to  the person in her dreams she arose and walked down stairs;her chocolate lab, koko, followed close behind her. She seated herself at the kitc...

Excerpt - WIP - Bitter Roots

'Everything is not always as it seems', Aurelia reassured herself as she pressed her back hard against the heavy oak door. 'Just another secret' she murmured to herself as she turned and walked down the hall. Only to haphazardly bump into her boss, Mr. Burron. "Ah! Aurelia. Just the person I was looking for.", he said much more cheerfully than he'd ever before. "What can I do for you Mr. Burron?", she meekly asked. He face suddenly furrowed. "Is Mrs. Burron here?", he questioned. "Asked to be left to herself in the study." He paused and his eyes searched across her face. "Ah well may I ask your company in my office then?" Her heart sank a little bit and a nauseous feeling settled in her stomach. "Absolutely." Her voice cracked. "It's nothing bad I promise." He gestured for her to walk ahead of him. Cautioned, she proceeded to walk with h...