LOGINHis volume grew and spittle rained with each phrase he spat."As it is, I’m not allowing you to make any more decisions.” Crimson moved upward filling his saggy neck like a cloth-absorbing dye and creeping onward toward his cheeks and ears.“Alton, calm down. Bryce didn’t mean…” Though Suzanna's wor
“Uncle Alt—”A heavy hand landed upon my shoulder. “Where do you think you’re going?”I turned, perspiration dotting my skin as my shoulder shuddered with Alton’s touch. Fighting the urge to flinch away, I nodded toward the lawn at the few people standing below and answered, “To talk to the guests o
AlexandriaPatrick’s eyes met mine before he looked at his watch. It was his silent plea, and he was right. I needed to leave; however, since Bryce had left Alton’s den, he hadn’t left my side. With each glass of champagne or tumbler of whiskey, his enthusiasm for our marriage grew.“I’m happy,” Mil
I shook my head. “I don’t know. Patrick didn’t know. Only that Charli had a plan.”Trust me. Her words came back as I once again paced, my shoes becoming covered by a fine layer of red dust. Trust—I’d asked that same thing of Charli many times. Now it was my turn. I fucking hated the wait. It was he
NoxMy shoes pounded the Georgia clay. Back and forth I paced, watching my phone: the time, Charli’s app, and Oren’s texts. The sky was dark, barely a sliver of moon lighting the expanse from the woods to the manor.“Are you sure she can find the way?” I asked Isaac.“It’s not difficult. You can see
“No. You’re also not a doctor. If I don’t have a gurney in less than three minutes, you’ll no longer be a night nurse at Magnolia Woods. ”If I hadn’t known that Deloris was watching his every move through the Magnolia Woods security feed, I may have been concerned. I wasn’t. My attention was focuse
AdelaideShaking...uncontrollable...It rattled my bones and my teeth...Pounding...like drums...Sounding in my temples until I ached. Not only my head—everything—every part of me.The world didn't make sense. Thoughts and truth jumbled until fiction became factual and reality became make-believe.
"Nox, I can't leave. If I do, the provisions of the will go into effect. I can't do that to my mom.""Have you seen the will?""I've seen the part that's important. I want to see the whole thing, but I'm biding my time. You don't understand how tyrannical Alton can be. I can't rush it."I hadn’t eve
Oh God!The foliage was infested. True insects scattered with tiny legs and feet, crawling, eating, and nesting...on me...in me. I feared speaking, afraid they'd enter my mouth. My nose was vulnerable as I blew from my nostrils. Like a bull, I tried to keep them away. My ears and hair crawled with h
I turned at the sound of the door to my office opening."Dianne told me you were on a call with Isaac," Deloris said in a stage whisper. "I told her not to bother you."I nodded. "Do you want to talk to him?""Put him on speaker.""Isaac, Mrs. Witt is here." I hit speaker and laid the phone on my de







