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Operative - Ch. 51
That was a lot longer of a break than I was expecting.Sorry about that, but we're back! And hopefully won't have any more long interruptions like that again in the near future.Chapter 51 - First thing firstThea“Bryce!” I scrambled to my feet and rushed over to latch onto my newly not dea...
Operative - Ch. 50
Chapter 50 - Real TalkThea“Seriously, Thea, if you’re so bored, then why don’t you go find something to do,” Leila complained about my complaining, and I rolled over onto my stomach so I could see her. I was lying on the couch in her new ship while she went over the final checks with Sami an...
Operative - Ch. 49
Chapter 49 - Thinking with PortalsBryce“I’m sorry, ma’am, but he’s in a meeting with Prince Orrid right now,” the devil receptionist apologized, and I carefully reached forward to press the ‘close doors’ button as she continued. “But rest assured, your asset is secure and will be ret...
Operative - Ch. 48
Chapter 48 - Old Spells, New TricksBryce“I think I’ve got it,” I said as I opened my eyes to see Marcel, still in the form of the devil who had held her prisoner, sitting on an upended bucket. The two of us were in a narrow janitorial closet a few floors above where we had been held. Modifying...
Operative cover!
Hey all!Just some news, not a chapter, BUT I'll be posting chapter 48 immediately after. So, don't stress!I finally got the cover for Operative back, and it looks great!Also, I just recently got back the final cut for book 2's audiobook. That should be available on audible by mid-October...
Operative - Ch. 47
This is coming out way later than I was hoping. I'm still about four chapters behind, but I'm planning on getting caught back up soon.As it is, we're entering into the endgame for book 3 and I keep getting thrown curve balls by the plot. At this point, I have no idea what's going to ...
Operative - Ch. 46
Hey all!Here's Thursday's chapter. I'm still a few behind, but thankfully, this is a long weekend in the U.S, so I'm going to do my best to get caught up asap.Chapter 46 - The Agent and the AssassinBryce“Take it slow,” I warned as I helped Ithnaa sit up. She was in a miserable st...
Operative - Ch. 45
Chapter 45 - Attempted EscapeBryceI breathed a sigh of relief after sending Lilith the last message. She was keeping the connection open, just like she said she would, and was even going out of her way to make sure I felt her at the back of my mind. Which was definitely something I appreciated, desp...
Operative - Ch. 42
Okay, I did a thing.For the sake of what's coming up next in the story, I needed to explore the Paradise plot more BEFORE we jumped into Bryce's situation. So, I bumped up those chapter numbers and I'm adding one before them. Hopefully, this shouldn't be too jarring and I'll link...
Quick update! (not a chapter)
Hey all!I wanted to do a quick update to keep you in the loop as much as possible.The story is at a critical point right now, and it's super important to me that these next few chapters actually build up to a meaningful payoff. With that being said, I wrote up this next chapter and wasn't at...
Operative - Ch. 44
I had to mess with the release order a little bit, so chapter 42 came out after 44 instead of 45....Long story short, here's a link to chapter 45 to be used after you finish this chapter.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 44 - The DuchessLilith“And for goodness’ sake, would somebody please wake up t...
Operative - Ch. 43
Chapter 43 - Stay of ExecutionBryce“Forgive me if I’m overstepping,” a masculine voice apologized. “But it seems prudent to point out that the subject is on the verge of a potentially lethal heart attack, and we’ve yet to put resurrection measures into place. If she’s killed now, then it...
Operative - Ch. 41
Hey all! Real quick, I needed to rearrange chapters, which means the next few aren't in chronological order of when I wrote them. To make it easier to find, I'm providing a link to chapter 42 here and to 43 there. Hopefully, that will keep things from getting too confusing.So, here's the...
Operative - Ch. 40
Chapter 40 - Phantom PainBryceI tried to rub away the headache that had only gotten worse over the last few hours. Libby hadn’t been lying when she said there was a lot of information to go through.The fourth event had been caused by a group manufacturing artificial souls, and the all-out war that...
Operative - Ch. 39
Chapter 39 - Plan BThea“How many glasses?” The overdressed human asked as he sat the bottle down in front of me. I was in a bar somewhere on Paradise. I think Ithnaa told me the name at some point, but I didn’t bother to remember it.“A glass would only get in my way.” I grabbed the whiskey...
Operative - Ch. 38
Chapter 38 - Return to ParadiseIthnaa“Where are we anyway?” Sora asked as I moved over to one of the bookshelves and started reading through the titles.“One of many safehouses I have hidden across the Network. This one is under a mountain on an unnamed volcanic world.” I pulled a leather-bou...
Operative - Ch. 37
Chapter 37 - OathboundSora“A paladin’s oath is at the core of their power,” Talis explained as he paced in front of us. He looked just as good in the undersized robe as we had hoped. “There are a few contributing factors to its strength, but the primary ones are the goddess you follow, how r...
Operative - Ch. 36
Chapter 36 - Stirring EventsBryce“I’m, uh, so sorry. I didn’t expect this to be yours,” I said as I quickly pulled the sweater off and handed it to the goddess. She was a human woman, maybe early to late fifties, with her gray streaked brown hair tied up in a loose bun. She had on a white bl...
Operative - Ch. 35
Chapter 35 - Paladin ProblemsSoraMy eyes shot open, and I pushed the djinn off me as I rushed to the bathroom. I tripped over something going through the door, but thankfully, landed on my knees in front of the toilet. Ithnaa teleported behind me just in time to pull my hair out of the way as I star...
Operative - Ch. 34
Chapter 34 - Post Mortem ClarityBryceI don’t know how long I sat there. It could have been hours, days, months, or even years. The entire time, the stars stayed stationary above me, an unchanging constant that brought me a sort of hypnotic comfort. The more that I thought about it, the more I came...
Operative - Ch. 33
Chapter 33 - The End of a WorldTeolixI poured myself a drink as the dark room lit up from another nuclear blast hitting the planetary shields. They were still holding, at least for now. My engineer had them falling by the end of the week, and the corporation stopped negotiating after they managed to...
Operative - Ch. 32
Chapter 32 - Plots of RevengeThea“Is that even possible? I could be a celestial again?” I took a step back as what Kai just said actually hit me.“Sure!” She answered before clarifying. “Well, sort of. It’s actually kind of complicated, and it wouldn’t be exactly the same, but it would ...
Operative - Ch. 31
Chapter 31 - Darkest HoursSoraWe appeared in a room made of white marble bricks with pillars inter-spaced throughout. Small clumps of people were grouped together, enjoying each other’s company, and I completely tuned them out as I scanned the room. “I don’t see Thea. Where is she?”“I gave...
Operative - Ch. 30
Chapter 30 - RegroupingIthnaaI appeared with Sora in their room and immediately tried to teleport back to Bryce. My body flickered as the spell ran up against the wards she had in place, and I didn’t move. I tried one more time, but again, nothing happened.Sora slammed their fist into the wall as ...
Operative - Ch. 29
Chapter 29 - AfterlivesBryceI pushed myself off the ground as my vision returned to me. I wasn’t out for very long, or rather it hadn’t felt like long, but everything around me had changed. The air was cool, but not uncomfortable, and the stars above me were more brilliant than any I had ever se...
Operative - Ch. 28
CW: GoreChapter 28 - MotherBryceI sat with my eyes closed and legs crossed on a comfortable pillow deep inside a cave on Halcyon’s moon. My mantle had done wonders for my ability to stay awake, but it only went so far. I was approaching three days without sleep and finally starting to feel tired. ...
Operative - Ch. 27
Good news, everyone!Fugitive has officially been released on amazon! You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C71GSDCFIf you could take a moment to leave a review it would mean the world to me. Seriously, there's nothing better you can do for a book's discoverability than to leave a...
Operative - Ch. 26
Chapter 26 - SuhaliIthnaa“Well, it was worth a shot,” Sora declared as we watched Anali and her crew leave. “Alright, captain, what’s the plan?”“Right, we need to start by making contact with the local Lord. However, I don’t have time to do it myself, which means I need Leila to go wit...
Operative - Ch. 25
Chapter 25 - The BetSamira“Are you certain that’s wise?” Doc asked Ithnaa as he leaned over to hand me one of his spanners. I was working in the cramped space under the floor trying to attach some indecipherable magi-tech box to the shield modulator. To make matters worse, all of Doc’s faste...
Operative - Ch 24
Chapter 24 - Djinn’s DealIthnaa“Are you serious? She said that?” Anali asked in disbelief. “Wait, what about our contract? I’m not going to agree to anything with that still in place, and I want to talk to Captain Virra myself to go over the details. I’m not giving her an open-ended prom...
