Chapter 1 – The Shattered Gala The crystal chandeliers of L’Hiver hung like frozen tears above the dining room, refracting the soft amber glow onto polished Carrara marble. It was…

The first person to leave Dominic Marino wasn’t me. Technically, it was Walter. At 6:14 the following morning, Walter placed a sealed resignation letter on Dominic’s desk. At 6:22, Daniel…

Chapter 1 – The Kiss That Shouldn’t Have Been There I want you to understand something before I tell you what happened at the funeral home. I was not there…

Chapter 1 – The Midnight Cemetery The iron gates of Oakridge Memorial Park creaked open into the damp evening fog. I sat inside my idling car with the heater blowing…