Anna’s smile tightened. She glanced at the name on the card. L. Moretti. The name tickled at the back of her brain, a ghost of a whisper from her childhood,...
His wandering eventually brought him to the east wing, the guest quarters. Though they were not exactly for guests. Crystal Martin was currently occupying the last room on the right....
For eight months, Gabriel had hunted her. His love had curdled into a toxic, suffocating rage. He had sworn on his father’s grave that when he found Clara, he would...
She followed him without a moment’s hesitation. After all, she had already spent five grueling hours searching through the rain and moving between locations just to track him down, and...
Anthony turned to Natalie. He didn’t offer his hand. He just looked at her, really looked at her for the first time all evening. “Can you walk in those shoes,...
Part 2 At medical processing that afternoon, everyone got a paper folder thick with forms—backgrounds, health history, evaluation notes, clearance records. The medic handed me mine without looking up. It...
Part 2 A colonel in the back row saw it too, I think. He had a narrow face and reading glasses low on his nose, and he’d been taking notes...
Part 2 “She likes to disappear,” Lisa added, taking a sip of wine. “We say she’s in government witness storage.” Everyone laughed again. I looked down at the napkin in...
Part 2 Once. Then again. I ignored it. Probably a consult one of my residents could field. David leaned toward the group. “Honestly, Em, it’s a little embarrassing at thirty-one....
Part 2 The training yard went quiet in a strange, complete way. Not silence like peace. Silence like a room after somebody drops a plate and everyone is waiting for...