After the events of Age of Ultron, Wanda and Vision start growing closer, but every relationship has growing pains. Especially when there's a superhero civil war brewing. [Disclaimer: This was written after Age of Ultron was released. No Civil War, Infinity War, or Endgame yet. Definitely pulled inspiration from the comics, though. Characters are owned by Marvel.]

Luke slid his arm around the back of my chair and nodded toward Kai. "You two know each other?" "Kind of." There was no need to turn and see the contempt on Kai's face. Luke's eyes narrowed. "He's into you." "No." I shook my head even as shivers ran up my spine. "We can't stand each other." Luke moved closer and spoke into my ear. "Then why can't he take his eyes off of you?" When psychic Bailey is pulled from the river by a gorgeous Native American, he disappears before anyone else sees him. It's only when the new guy saunters into town that she has a name to match the face: Kai Chiwaten. Bailey's captivated by Kai, but when a crime scene and one of her premonitions collide, Bailey's dream of being accepted by Kai and his tribe is shattered by a truth only she can see.

ORGINALLY A 'PAID' STORY. NOW PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** Jake Bryant, a disgraced Chicago detective, inserts himself into the police investigation of his murdered best friend to protect the woman he loves - his friend's widow. ***** Jake Bryant, a former Chicago PD detective, rushes home after his best friend is killed. Determined to find the murderer, he starts his own investigation into Tom's death. However, the case is complicated by the involvement of a motorcycle gang, drugs, and Jake's feelings for Tom's widow. But Jake has bigger problems when the police set the killer free- who then decides to silence Tom's family as well. Now Jake is faced with the ultimate dilema. Does he trust a broken system to protect Tom's family? Or does he seek his own brand of justice? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]