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One that would give me a chance at finding a man who would be willing to take whatever I have to “offer.” What the hell did she mean, “offer”? Is it a holiday-themed bazaar? Auction? I’m not sure, but something about the latter — the event being an auction — feels likely. But then again, I haven’t spent twenty-years in the publishing industry without developing a “sense” for language and its use. And “offer” seems like a particularly important, conscious choice. While making my way from the main lodge area to the area that acts like the hotel, I think, Do I really want to go to that kind of thing, though? What if it ’s creepy? Weird? Dodgy?

He came to find her at nine. She was on the window seat with one of the brown-paper books, the Japanese short stories, reading the third one which was about a man who collected other people's lost umbrellas and kept them in a room he never entered. The rain had come back properly, the committed kind, hitting the windows in gusts that made the apartment feel more enclosed than usual, more like a place you were in by choice rather than circumstance.

Alie The invitation says Conversation on Story: Building Worlds for Real Life which is the kind of title that makes you feel smart while you drink tea out of a paper cup and pretend the folding chair isn’t a folding chair. The bookstore is small, all honeyed wood and lamps that try to be kind. Someone strung twinkle lights between nonfiction and essays, like stars got cozy in the ceiling.

“There’s enough for three if you want.” He hesitated, then walked in. “Yeah. Okay.” We ate at the kitchen island instead of the table. The conversation started with Claire’s ongoing apartment issues, then drifted. He asked about my job. I asked about the renovation he was helping his parents with. He told me a story about Claire trying to DIY a bookshelf in college and nearly taking out a window. I laughed harder than the story strictly deserved. When our elbows brushed while reaching for the same towel, neither of us moved away for half a second longer than necessary.

Rows of lockers lined the walls, benches in the middle. Without a word, Brock grabbed the hem of my borrowed t-shirt and pulled it over my head, leaving me topless. His eyes darkened as he looked at my breasts. “You’ve been through hell tonight,” he said, voice low and rough. “But I’m gonna make you forget all of that.” “ Brock… I’m still shaking from the fire,” I whispered, my voice trembling. “Everything I own is gone. I don’t even have a place to sleep tonight and now I’m here with you…”

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Chapter 1 – You’re Trouble, Aren’t You? It was one of those Chicago nights where the air smelled like rain and bad decisions. The streets shimmered under the streetlights, wet with the earlier drizzle, and the whole city buzzed like it knew something dirty was about to happen.

I donated a dozen books from the Barlowe house—stories I wanted other young girls to find: Jane Eyre, Little Women, The Secret Life of Bees, Becoming, The House on Mango Street, and more. Books that had whispered to me when the world was too loud. Books that had taught me what a woman could be. Mrs. Bertram smiled as she scanned the titles. “This will change someone’s life,” she said. I nodded. “That’s the goal.” I stopped at the market afterward for fresh apples and ginger chews. A few people I knew offered kind smiles, congratulations, warm nods. The town had softened. The whispers had quieted. And even when they hadn’t… I no longer let them land.

"I cannot sleep." "Me neither." "Do you by any chance have a storybook?" She said slowly, as though unsure if it was the right thing to ask. "A storybook?" My eyes widened. Which adult werewolf keeps a storybook? I thought to myself. "No," I answered. "Do you read yourself a story whenever you cannot sleep?" "Yes. I do." I felt oddly like a bad person for not having one. "I could go look in the library." I moved to remove the covers.

"The house has been... boring." Maya looked from Julian’s intense scowl, to Leo’s wicked grin, to Finn’s steady gaze. She had planned on reading books by the pool for a week. Suddenly, she realized that wouldn't be happening. "Well," she said, lifting her chin. "I hope I can provide some entertainment." ### Maya quickly realized that "relaxing" was not on the agenda. After Julian had stiffly shown her to the guest suite, a room that felt more like a luxury hotel than a bedroom, she had sought out the library, hoping to find a quiet corner.