A.L. : Writing

The Reader - Chapter 8

The Reader - Chapter 8

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 8 The group had took pity on the horses whose riders were now slaughtered. There were six of them total so they took three of the horses and l..
The Reader - Chapter 9

The Reader - Chapter 9

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 9 The fire was dead, the embers gone cold. Emmeline shivered in cool morning mist, her hair damp from sleeping on the forest ground. Newt and ..
The Reader - Chapter 10

The Reader - Chapter 10

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 10 The water was frigid under her toes and Emmeline was beginning to regret her promise to bathe in the creek. At its deepest, the creek rose ..
The Reader - Chapter 11

The Reader - Chapter 11

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 11 If Beckett hadn’t grabbed Emmeline’s arm last minute she would have died. And that was no exaggeration. The small boy yanked Em..
The Reader - Chapter 12

The Reader - Chapter 12

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 12 The border of Layene was not as far as Emmeline had been expecting. She thought they would be riding for hours - the thought of which had s..
The Reader - Chapter 13

The Reader - Chapter 13

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 13 If Emmeline was asked to choose two words to describe the jail cell they were detained in, she would have chosen damp and cramped. The boys..
The Reader - Chapter 14

The Reader - Chapter 14

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 14Emmeline felt herself crumple to the ground.“What a wonderful joke,” Newt muttered, glaring at Lena. “But seriously, where..
The Reader - Chapter 15

The Reader - Chapter 15

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 15 Emmeline didn’t really have an idea of what Wiley’s “classroom” would look like, but it definitely wasn’t wha..
The Reader - Chapter 16

The Reader - Chapter 16

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 16As it turned out, the Elders were actually elders. Literally.There were fourteen Elders total, seven males and seven females. Each one was f..
The Reader - Chapter 17

The Reader - Chapter 17

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 17 Emmeline immediately remembered that when faced with a possible murderer it was probably best to keep your weapon on you, not throw it to t..