Chapter 42 – Acceptance
Dear Ms. Avery Aquitaine,
The hired help for this task has been sought out and should be no trouble to you or your mother. I have a plan to see that they get their just end. …
Chapter 40 – The Hardest Thing
And that was that. The task completed. It was perhaps the hardest thing he’d had to do. …
Chapter 39 – Silver Linings
If there had been a silver lining to any of that mess with Henry, that would have been it. …
Chapter 38 – Secrets
His return to the city was an effort of repent for some of the mistakes he’d made in the past. …
Chapter 37 – Twisting the Knife
Avery sighed and closed her laptop. It was clear she was not going to get any work done this morning. …
Chapter 36 – Passing Time
The two proceeded into the cab. “I guess we should try to make our own assessments of the others on the list.” …
Chapter 35 – Ghosts of his past
Emerson’s horror grew, but the harder he struggled the harder it seemed to be able to move. …
Chapter 34 – First Time
As the song began to decrescendo all he could hear were the pure emotions of the lyrics,
“Feels like we’re falling for the first time, oh, this is exactly what it feels like.” …
Chapter 32 – Close to The Chest
“This is a lot to take in but we must stick together if we plan to make it out. I’ve already lost your brother and I don’t know what I would do if I lost you too.” …