The Vitamins of Betrayal
The morning sun glazed over the resort pool like something sacramental. Elena sat on the balcony, crushing an orange into her glass—its sharp citrus spray the only honest thing abo...
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The morning sun glazed over the resort pool like something sacramental. Elena sat on the balcony, crushing an orange into her glass—its sharp citrus spray the only honest thing abo...
The cable lay across the conference table like a dead snake, its HDMI head dangling toward the carpet. Forty-seven years old, and Elena still forgot to connect her laptop before th...
Marcus floated on his back in the hotel pool at 2 AM, the **swimming** motionless, just breathing. The water held him like a promise he couldn't keep to himself anymore. Below the ...
Elena pulled the crushed fedora from the donation box, fingers trembling. The hat still carried his scent — cedar and stale tobacco and that particular smell of David that she'd ne...
The **fox** came to her stand every Tuesday at dusk. That's what Maya called him in her mind—not because of his reddish hair or sharp features, but because of the way he moved thro...
The glass of water sat between us on the hotel restaurant table, condensation weeping down the sides like time itself was melting. Marcus hadn't touched his. He kept running his ha...
Mara stood before the bathroom mirror, tweezing another stray hair from her chin. The overhead light cast harsh shadows, revealing the topography of a face she no longer recognized...
Elena sat on the bench in the plaza, the bronze bull looming behind her like a silent sentry. She'd been following him for three weeks—Marcus Thorne, CEO of the acquisition target ...
Maya found herself standing in the middle of the kitchen at 2 AM, the papaya on the cutting board glowing softly in the moonlight. Richard used to cut them for her—precise, generou...
Elena stood at the edge of the pool, her straw hat pulled low against the merciless midday sun. The vitamin supplements rattled in her pocket—a daily regimen her doctor insisted wo...
Elara stood at the edge of the lake where Julian had disappeared three years ago. The water was still today, glass-smooth and deceptively peaceful. She clutched his favorite hat—a ...
The baseball game was a blur from the cheap seats, but Elena wasn't there for the sport. She was there to meet her friend—her former friend—Marcus, who'd been selling secrets to th...