County Magistrate was poised to resume Honglian’s interrogation when a discreet note was discreetly passed to him. The delicate parchment held the handwriting of his beloved wife, ...
53 - California"The course of true love never did run smooth."― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream. . .OLIVIA WOODSI looked down at the rings glittering on my fingers."...
A soft hiss.The sound of hydraulics.Yazmina’s head snapped up as the door unlatched.Heavy footsteps echoed into the silence.Then—he stepped inside.Harley Sawyer.Cold. Monolithic. I...
Chapter 33The moment Nani was discharged from the hospital, he wasted no time. His body ached, the wound on his side still visible, but none of that mattered to him.As he stood in ...
Madeleine was frozen, unable to stop looking into Dyon's clear eyes for a long while."Alright, alright." She shook her head. "Let's go, we're already late.""No, no, no. How could I...
DerekYawning, I pushed my glasses up to my forehead, and rubbed my hand over my face. Humphrey, my boss, had left this case on my desk last night, and I had been here ever since tr...
Uncle looked at me and shouted," I always thought of you as my daughter so how could you do this to me?"I asked," Uncle, what did I do this time?"Uncle said," That freaking girl pu...
The Jing family's dinner was a coconut chicken hotpot. At this time, the aroma began to fill the dining room. At the usual time, online viewers once again started watching the vari...
You took a deep breath clutching the sword. The sword Hank gave to you was nothing special. Just a basic iron one and a PPK for a gun. You heard something come from your left. Look...
|photo by Tyler Donaghy from Unsplash|The nurse calls my name again, her voice closer this time—inside my room—and it has an edge. Like stifled irritation. She probably thinks I'm ...