Chapter 5 I wake up to the sounds of something crunching not too far from me. It startles me so much I sit up quickly in bed, half expecting to see Helen standing over me, breaking my leg with a devilish grin on her wrinkled face. To my relief, though, the sound is only my…
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The Deadliest of Lovers
Chapter 13 Tanya tiptoes into the village, stopping outside of Morlock’s house, wondering if the man is still awake. She looks at the other silent and dark houses around her on the street, seeing that everyone else is asleep. She gently wraps her knuckles against the door, not really expecting it to open but to…
The Deadliest of Lovers
Chapter 11 Three days come and go and soon the girls are home from their next adventure, excited to be back so they can tell their friend Lennie, who sadly couldn’t go with them, all about the new town they went to and about the items they bought. As the wagon drives past Morlock’s home,…
The Deadliest of Lovers
Chapter 9 Tanya and the others talk about their trip as they head into their town a couple of days later, having stayed three days in the town then heading home on the fourth. Of course, they had to stay a fifth day in the woods on their way back but they enjoyed their adventure…
The Deadliest of Lovers
Chapter 7 Tanya throws out the rest of the cakes before she gets home, loosening her shoulders so that her mother can’t see that she is under distress. She forces a small smile on her lips as she goes inside to greet her mother. She sits down and talks to her mom a bit, sneaking…