“From now on?” I repeated. Cassian came closer. The blood on his sleeve dripped once onto the dark wood floor. “Tell me what…
“What are their names, honey?” the nurse asked gently. Amelia held both babies against her chest, feeling their tiny hearts beat against the…
Her smile vanished. “Excuse me?” He set his untouched champagne on a passing tray and began walking. He had no strategy. That alone…
“How confidential?” “The kind where I can’t talk about it.” Brooke leaned against the counter. At twenty-two, she still had the round face…
“Are you going to tell me why everyone inside suddenly looks like they swallowed glass?” “They know my family.” “Your family,” I repeated.…
“Do you know why?” “I have a guess.” Declan’s reflection in the window looked harder than he felt. “Because everything I touch becomes…
“Did Mr. Castellano see this?” Mrs. Chen asked. “No.” “You should tell him.” “I will.” But she did not call immediately. That was…
But the other man had said, “What about the girl?” And Roman had said, “Nobody touches her. Not yet.” Claire had fled to…
“Why did you help me?” Alexander did not answer immediately. The city lights slid across his face, turning him into a series of…
You sit in the back seat of the black SUV with rain sliding down the windows and the piece of stale bread still…