Tag: secrets
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The Secrets Of Covingport Manor: Part Five
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Nothing happened. The stone door didn’t budge. I pulled the iron handle again and had the same result. The door might have been sealed shut. But who would seal shut a mausoleum door? Or maybe I was an idiot, and there was some special ... -
The Secrets Of Covingport Manor: Part Four
“Loyalty. Elaina and I, our families have served the Covingport line since Edward’s arrival...It is true that we owe no loyalty to the tainted Covingport line. But Elaina and I believe that one day the true Covingport heir will come back to us.” -
The Secrets Of Covingport Manor: Part Three
The murder happened about a century ago...Edward James Hawthorne Covingport was the original owner and title holder of the marquess line. No one knows who did it, it was never solved. -
The Secrets Of Covingport Manor: Part Two
“Covingport Manor is haunted by ghosts.” “I don’t believe in ghosts. They’re simply make-believe legends that people tell themselves to help them grieve loved ones,” I told them. -
The Secrets Of Covingport Manor: Part One
My Aunt Blaire was a recluse. I had met her twice in my twenty-three years. One of which I don’t remember. So I found it surprising the day her lawyer stopped by to name me as her sole heir. Maybe it was because I hadn’t known she was dead when he began blabbering condolences. -
Playing In The Basement
Put some flowers in a vase, Push them right up to my face. Say you like the way I smell. If you have a girlfriend, I can’t tell. But, that’s a good thing. Keep it hidden. I don’t play with other women’s kittens. But, for a little while, I’ll play with you. Let me ... -
Connective Tissue
He died on a Tuesday morning, less than twelve hours after he allowed himself to be taken to the hospital. He was sick, and he knew it. The only thing left to do was to make sure his sister got into a cab and went to the airport. He didn’t want her to see him ... -
Found – Part Eighteen
Parts One through Seventeen can be located on my author’s page The silence was thick, and over a dozen pairs of eyes were heavy on me. Does she know? Mara’s expression was stony. She stared past everyone else in The Willow and set her sights on me. Replacing her suppressed sadness was a void. ... -
An Unholy Union
I stared at myself in the golden mirror. The light reflected off of my golden wedding dress. Mother didn’t think white was appropriate. I had a deep V-neck and a large skirt, which detracted from my slight baby bump. I was about two months pregnant and mother thought the gold would hide the glow that ... -
Grafting – Part 1
“Grafting: Uniting two plants so they grow as one. Most often used to join phylloxera-resistant rootstock with vitis vinifera buds that will bear fruit.” Colin hadn’t been to bed last night. If he did sleep, it wasn’t usually in his own bedroom. His $4,000 dollar mattress was for keeping up appearances that he slept there ...
