None of it was your fault. Do you know that? It’s the self-blame I worry about.
Reba
She saw the glow of approaching headlights and she ran even faster, so close that she could smell the heat-drenched blacktop.
She wanted a drink. She felt like she needed a drink. She
She yanked as hard as she could, bringing her arms forward. Her shoulders screamed in agony, but she was instantly free. There was a slight burn as the rope caught the top of her hand, but that was no...
Some afternoons she lingered there, watching dogs tear across the wood chip–covered ground after tennis balls. But not today. Today, she walked
Susan Kellerman understood the need to dress nicely. She was representing her company and trying to win over new buyers, so her appearance went a long way. What she did not understand, though, was why...
Thanks, she said. But I think my roots here are too thick. I feel like it’s too late.
Wonder what? Porter asked. Mackenzie, never one for beating around the bush, answered for Nelson. Why he’s decided to go active now, she said. Then she added: And when he’ll kill again.
You attract what you feel you deserve. You create your own life circumstances. Riley
Completely off the grid, she said. I get into town from time
Got a lot of energy, she said, trying to sound admiring. I’d like to bottle it. Yeah, Mel agreed. He’s a piece of work. But I love him. It’s weird how stuff that annoys other people is charming when i...
House. It was a basic little house situated on the outskirts of a middle-class neighborhood. The grass had been recently cut, but the small flower beds bordering the tiny set of stairs to the front do...
Work and would not be able to take her call. She left him a message that she now regretted as she wheeled her suitcases to the front door. It had been brief and even now, as she looked around at the h...
I just assumed it was another cabinet so I never actually opened it until just now. Pretty cool, huh? Yes, pretty cool, pretty boy, she agreed, marveling at how his short blond locks stayed perfectly...
It all reinforced her feeling that she was marking time more than really living.
It was a huge stretch coming from Nelson and she appreciated it. They walked back to the body together and Mackenzie looked back at the numbers.
Keri shook the cobwebs from her head, took a swig from her water bottle, got out, and headed back inside the station, reminding herself she was no longer just a mom: she was also a Missing Persons det...
Mackenzie came close and studied her, trying to repress a feeling of nausea and a wave of sadness. The woman’s back was covered in gashes. They looked uniform in nature, likely placed there by the sam...
Mackenzie finally arrived home at 10:45, exhausted. The day had been long and draining but she knew that she would not be able to sleep for quite a while. Her mind was too focused on the lead that Kev...
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