Author: tutr

Chapter 1 The deal was struck before the fire died that night. Lilia Vance heard every word through the thin log wall — coins scraping…

Chapter 1 The word was burned into her skin like a brand on cattle. PROPERTY. Elias Gray’s hands stopped mid-motion over her wounded shoulder. Beside…

Chapter 1 The auctioneer’s voice cracked through the afternoon heat like a whip against stone, and Norah Finch stood on the platform with her chin…

Chapter 1 The stagecoach lurched to a stop, and Lydia Marsh felt her stomach drop in a way that had nothing to do with the…

Chapter 1 The dust bit her tongue like ground glass, and still the world tilted. Elena Spencer pressed her palm to her forehead — hot,…

The dosage log shook once in my hand before I forced it still. Eleven months. Compound 14. Irregular intervals. Always entered under Dr. Cole’s initials….

Natalie picked up the photograph before Marcella could take it back. “Where did this come from?” Marcella hesitated. “A source.” “Name.” “I don’t owe you…

Marlene opened the first cabinet and started with the things only Rafael used. Rosaria found her twenty minutes later with testing strips, labeled glasses and…

Camille flattened the envelope against her ribs beneath the ivory silk as Dante crossed toward the door. “Stay behind me,” he murmured. “No.” He stopped….