The Mistress
“It matches your eyes. And stay still, sweetheart. Mommy is trying to capture the way the light hits your hair.”
“Victoria!” Zander’s voice was breaking. Through the door, I could hear him sliding down against the wood, defeated. “Please… don’t do this. Don’t leave me alone in the dark.”
“You’re not alone, Zander,” I said, my eyes never leaving the blank, wet canvas. “The room is full. Can’t you hear them? Ethan is telling me about the ‘Quiet Game’ he played with Nana. He says the water was very cold, but he wasn’t scared because he had the sparrow.”