Chapter 1: The Dust and the Daggers The dry, punishing heat of a Montana August clung to the weathered wood and rusted iron…
The autumn wind howled across the vast, unforgiving plains of Montana, carrying the scent of dry sagebrush and the sharp, metallic promise of…
The kitchen door of the church in Pine Hollow, Colorado, didn’t open all the way anymore. It was a heavy, stubborn thing of…
Chapter 1: The Manhattan Scandal The Grand Ballroom of the Pierre Hotel on Fifth Avenue was a sea of white orchids and vintage…
Chapter 1: The Charade on Fifth Avenue The late autumn wind whipped through the canyons of Manhattan, stripping the last golden leaves from…
Chapter 1: The Weight of a Decade The wind howling off Lake Michigan was biting, a cold reminder that autumn in Chicago didn’t…
Chapter 1: The Rooftop Rejection The wind atop the Empire State Building’s private lounge was biting, but Seraphina Thorne felt like she was…
The Proposal of a Predator The boardroom on the 64th floor of the Sterling Global Tower overlooked a rain-slicked Manhattan, the city lights…
Part 1: The Ash of the Hamptons The sky over the Hamptons was a bruised purple, heavy with the scent of salt and…
Chapter 1: The Blood-Stained Veil The St. Regis New York was a temple of opulence, draped in thousands of white orchids and shimmering…