Kale had left me what seemed like hours ago—I didn’t know where, because I hadn’t dared open my eyes—and no one had been by since. In reality, it had probably only been about ten or fifteen minutes, but it felt much longer. Slowly, I cracked one eye, and then the other. Th...
A pound of fairy dust said Lorna didn’t want to hear that Samuel Darker was spending eternity in the river. “I know the name, but not much about him. I’m sorry.” “You could find out. I know for certain that the Darkers keep their records detailed like the Belfairs.” ...
It was right before he dropped out of school. He was seventeen and a junior, having been left back at one point in grade school, and I was a sophomore. Honor student, bookworm, good girl—these were all terms used to describe me back then. I was shy and kept to myself—didn’...
The girl settled on the couch, watching us with cautious eyes. She knew what Denazen was. I could tell from the slight twitch in her eyebrow when I’d mentioned it on the steps. Body language could give you more answers than actual conversation if you just knew what to look for. “We came here to w...