Inger and Tala roll west on I-80 in the beastly Muteki, AM880 streaming Howard Stern’s chaotic hype for ‘Ridin” as snow dusts the Nevada flats. The road to Kage no Hana casino—and the Tahoe border guarded by Primaris Solenne Vexton Ulyth’s loyalists—tests them with cold starts, diner awkwardness, and the looming shadow of a boy who won’t take ‘no.’ Fuel up, crank the volume, and brace for whatever the Sierra throws next.Continue Reading
You and I just dial 911 and get help. In 2125 it’s not so easy. Inger needs a cop, a specific cop for a boy problem.Continue Reading
Damian crossed a line where Southern manners snap into country fury. Threatening her mother wasn’t just insult—it was trespass. Inger’s reply doesn’t come in words but in the dojo, where apology bends into discipline and fury sharpens into resolve. The katana waits, not as ornament but as vow, and the story pivots from bluster to destiny.Continue Reading
The American Café was loud with clatter until Inger’s tablet lit up: Don’t think you can escape. I am your destiny. Choose — obey me or meet your end.Continue Reading
No boom. No penultimate battle. Just a hangover on Sunday morning and an inbox stuffed with NSF notifications from JP Morgan.Continue Reading
What Inger understands Damian refuses. Her Understand What is Understood is that she chose and didn’t choose DamianContinue Reading
Safety for women demands that the power of no is inviolate. Damian’s latest is that he is king of NUUSA‘s Rocky Mountain Pact. One key missing element: its queen. Inger shall be his queen as he rules over the Rocky Mountain Pact. What’s that? He’s in debtor’s prison? Details. I’veContinue Reading
We can’t envy our way into a better country, a better life, or a better partner. That path always ends in collapse.Continue Reading
Her marriage was spiritually dead. She had nothing left for the fascist cosplay. Crossing Ashby was called suicide. She found life on the other side.Continue Reading
No rules, no boundaries. Rules and boundaries are oppressive. Damian wanted to go where he wanted whenever he wanted. He wanted most to go where Inger was and get what was his.Continue Reading