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Bound will update next on March 23.

Ingolf von Dirchs is all that remains of the royal house of Kria. The bastard son of the dead Kaiser, he barely escapes the winter palace before it is overtaken by the armies of Salhara, Kria's oldest and bitterest enemy. In a last desperate attempt to combat Salhara's deadly magic, Ingolf flees to the country of Illussor, there to steal the sword of a man who once betrayed Kria to side with Illussor. But stealing the sword gains him something he did not expect—the descendant of that long ago Betrayer, an intriguing man with the pale features of an Illussor but the fierce heart of a Krian...

Erich von Adolwulf is the proud descendant of the Holy General, a man who helped Illussor break free of the loathsome magic upon which they once so heavily relied... When the sword of the Holy General is stolen, Erich goes to reclaim it, and finds himself dragged into the country his ancestor once betrayed—and wanting to protect the new Kaiser of war-ravaged Kria, who stirs in him things he has not felt since the death of his lover...

Busted will update next on March 23.

Pulled over on a rainy night, Joe's bad day starts to look up when he realizes the cop pulling him over is none other than his lover, Alex.

Until Alex pretends not to know him, and finally drags him into the station for driving under the influence—and getting too personal with a Detective. Furious, Joe demands to know what the hell is wrong with his lover. Only to discover that the Detective he kissed is actually named Chris, and claims no knowledge of Alex, despite the fact they could be twins.

But before Joe can begin to sort out the mystery of Chris and Alex, the murders begin...

Dragonfly will update next on March 17.

Ghost is good at what he does, quietly and efficiently executing the missions assigned to him by his superiors at Rescue & Investigations Global. They might not be the sorts of jobs he can ever brag about, but he's damned good at them. That is, until a mission to assassinate nearly results in the death of the wrong man, and Ghost and his superiors realize that they have been deceived, and that a greater game is being played. Then a mission to kill becomes a mission to rescue, and Ghost finds himself ordered to protect a man who is like nothing he has ever encountered before...

Dragonfly by Andra Sashner is a prequel to her previously featured story Of Suits and Swords. We're pleased to be offering this story completely free of charge, so please enjoy!

Sleeping Beauty will update next on March 17.

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Fairy Tales is a short story series that features classic fairy tales, told from a new point of view. Come read these new takes on old tales! We're currently featuring Sleeping Beauty, a Sleeping Beauty remake by Sasha L. Miller.

Asa doesn't know how much more he can take. His sister is dying of a rare disease for which they cannot afford the cure, his job as an Assistant Professor is a mockery of the true Professorship he's always wanted but will never have, and his days of teaching tedious classes are supplemented with degrading commissions that only barely allow his family to scrape by.

Bralin is frustrated. He always seems to stick his foot in his mouth every time he speaks to the attractive Assistant Professor teaching in the classroom next door. Add to that, his friend Roark has saddled him with the task of watching Cos while Roark is out of town, which proves to be far more difficult than anticipated—especially when Cos disappears.

Kaeck is a poor, shy, mage, barely able to keep attending University. His life is work and school, a bleak and lonely existence... until the day he begins to receives love letters and gifts from a secret admirer. But even as he longs to know the identity of his admirer, he finds his own admiration growing for fellow student Bellamy... who in turn is enamored of someone else entirely.

An Admirer