• Chapter 20 "There Is No Sign Of Land"

    The sun peaked through the slit blinds of Leslie Swann's bedroom, splashing onto her face, making her skin warm ever so slightly. She rolled over, stretching and yawning, half her face hidden by her long...

  • Chapter 19 "The Puppet Master"

    Eliza Tartt was standing over her mothers headstone, looking down at the name, feeling like she was going to be sick. She felt a hand on her shoulder, and she noticed her father shuffling up beside her....

  • Chapter 18 "Black Sheep"

    If there was one thing Keagan Stills had heard time and time again, it was resigned reluctance to allowing her to be involved in something. Sure, she could come to the sleepover. Sure, she could be on...

  • Chapter 17 "Motherly Figure"

    Delores Stiltskon was sitting at her breakfast table eating her morning oatmeal, drinking coffee, reading a magazine. It was raining outside, like it had been lately, and she didn't have to be into the...

  • Chapter 16 "Your Hancock"

    "What?" Lexi asked, sounding stunned, as she sat across from a man in a nice suit behind a desk. He smiled, leaned back and nodded. "Yeah," he said, "It's true. He sang like a canary, thusly fingering...

  • Chapter 15 "The Ol' Razzle Dazzle"

    All it took was a split second. The rehearsal was about to start, the set was more or less set up, and Beatrice was waiting to put the head of her costume on, sitting on the edge of the stage, when Michelle...