This didn’t unnerve him too much as he had expected as much. In his ignorance he felt mildly relieved that it was a female prison, knowing how much more intimidated he would feel about his impending visit if it were a men’s institution. He had seen one too many prison movies and avoided male pris...
‘Buck Fern stopped me this morning,’ Aiden told Edmond before the older man could settle himself down in his office chair. ‘That must have been pleasant,’ Edmond scoffed, rolling his eyes. ‘What did our wonderful sheriff want with you?’ ‘He was asking about his brother’s case.’ ‘He was?’ Edmond’s...
She caught Aiden’s anxious gaze as she descended the staircase into the lounge. “Is the sickness bad already?” he asked. “Yeah,” Isla sighed, rolling her eyes slightly. “I’m sorry, honey, I remember how much you suffered with Meegan.” “Meegan!” Their little girl had been happily playing with her ...
Exhausted, Sebastian sat beside her, clutching her lifeless hand in his own. Her skin was cold and clear, as if she were made of marble. He couldn’t, wouldn’t leave her side. At any moment she might wake up. At any moment she might return to him. ...
His notion that she was in danger plagued her thoughts to the point where sleep was impossible. Instead she lay awake, pondering what she should do and whom she should trust. It was in these moments that she missed Lorna the most. Her twin sister had always been her confidante, the person she cou...