Behind The Seams Novels & Stories

I shrugged and he continued to follow me, remaining two steps behind. We reached the back of the shop and I gestured to one of the dressing rooms. He handed me one of the dresses, a gold sequinned piece with an open back that almost reached my backside. The front dropped down my chest revealing plenty of cleavage. Probably too much. The front and back were held together by thin gold straps on the shoulders, making me wonder just how securely it would hold everything.

Because whether she knows it or not, she’s already part of the seam. And seams don’t mend over time. They split.

Wards hum here, my fingers tingle before I touch. “Seam,” I say. “Heavy one.” “How do you want to play it?” Hadrian asks. “Like it’s lying to me,” I answer, and bow my head to the bark, letting that sleepy buzz crawl into my palms. This seam isn’t a wall. It’s a funnel. It pushes anything dumb enough to run straight along the cedar line and spills them into a pretty little bowl of deadfall and thorn. “Trap,” I say. “Lovely bowl just past the rise, plus...” I sniff, and wrinkle my nose. “Something under leaves to our left.”

Zithea, who appeared out of nowhere. To be continued

He held us tighter as he led us out of the house. A couple of houses were on fire. My front door and back door were completely off their hinges. 5 of my windows were broken and someone had trampled through the flower garden. Adaline threw a fit when she saw someone had stomped on her peonies. I laughed and looked up, Jackson was back and just staring at us like he didn't know what to do.

But what amazed me most was that the whole kingdom was made using the crystalline-like structure that can also be found on the tip of Amansinaya’s spear, a majestic place indeed! Amansinaya turned her head back at us, “Come with me.” She spoke. We both nodded at her and followed her inside. My jaw literally dropped when I saw the inside. Whoa, this is so awesome! “Amazed?” She asked, proudly. The inside was very different from the outside! The antique furniture that made it aesthetically pleasing with the walls made up of bricks. An old-styled designed kingdom! I was about to remove my headgear when Amansinaya stopped me.

I said and walk away. I'm dropping the bomb today at the meeting. When I got to the hotel, I arrived at the meeting late for dramatic effect, walking in slowly, Jade dressed in a short red turtle neck gown and a white jacket following me from behind. Everyone staring at us till we got to the middle of the long table. " At King's restaurant, the person who will be assisting me with revenue growth and for new leaps, I would like to introduce to you my partner" I said presenting Jade Shipman.

Once again, they witnessed the mysterious occurrence as the bloodied coin moving by itself on the manila card. "I already came. Why did you guys want to leave?" Another voice, with a childish tone echoing from behind the closed door. Then, giggling is heard. One could perceive her excitement within that laughter. The owner of such a voice must be a little girl. "Sisters, let's play together!" Jane managed to snatch Sofia's arm and saved themselves from being hit by a flown door. She pulled her stiff-looking friend and stepping backward, avoiding the opened door. Whatever behind the door is bringing a piece of bad news to them. The four of them are huddling together for their safety.

She realized she had been a little too harsh. Helen's voice broke her thoughts again. "You probably don't know this because that little rascal wouldn't dare tell you, but he secretly set up a company for you. Your Celestial Bliss series will be the company's flagship product, and all the profits will go to you. Honestly, if you asked him to give you his heart, he'd probably do it without hesitation. He's hopelessly stubborn, that one.