When he watched the news that night, he had no doubt. Broadcasting the outline of his Black Angel on the news was a dare for him to come after her. And he would. On his terms. He vowed that very soon he would know what car she drove, where she parked, and, most important, where she lived. But sin...
So they busted George the next day. Naturally, Malik hid at my house to record the action.((RILEY/NAT))HERE YOU SEE THEOWNER… GEORGEMAURICE … TAKEN INTOCUSTODY INHANDCUFFS …AUTHORITIES SAY HE RAN ALARGE-SCALE DRUGOPERATION FROM HISGARAGE WHERE HE HELDYARD SALES AS A COVER-UP.THE REAL HERO IS THIS...
Said I had a package. I bounded out of the newsroom to claim a glass vase covered in purple tissue paper. I’d received a slew of bouquets at Boyer’s funeral, but none since. My sister had pressed some of the petals in the scrapbook. The perennials I’d replanted outside. The rest I’d donated to th...
Afraid. I might have made a strangled cry, but I wasn’t sure. It took a few seconds for me to realize I was safe. In bed. A man by my side. A man who loved me. And whom I loved back. “Are you okay? Riley?” By then Garnett had reached for a lamp switch. Light brought reassurance that the warmth I ...
His ability to sense unspoken despair was a job requirement for clergy, so he poured me a bowl of cold cereal and offered to take my confession. “Unless you’d prefer accompanying me to daily Mass.” He glanced at the clock on the stove. “I have to be changing into my vestme...