Chapter 1: The Glass Fortress I am thirty-four years old, and I own half the commercial skyline of this city. My name is Genevieve. I am a self-made billionaire in…
Chapter 1: The Taste of Regret My name is Bastian Montgomery. At thirty-eight years old, I was the most ruthless, decorated, and feared Michelin-starred chef in the world. I commanded…
Chapter 1: The Glass Castle Elena was a ghost. She was a brilliant, quiet software architect. She preferred the glow of a computer screen to the bright lights of a…
Chapter 1: The Exit Sophia did not make a sound when she saw her husband lean close to another woman. That detail got lost later, when the whispers began spreading…
Chapter 1: The Long Walk Home Time is a strange thing when you are locked in a dark, concrete cell. For five long years, Master Sergeant James Walker lived in…
Chapter 1: The Broken Door The wind did not just blow over the mountains. It screamed. It was a violent, blinding storm. It stripped the warmth right out of your…
Chapter 1: The Seven-Day Countdown When the director of the top-secret defense project received my application, he was completely astonished. "Hazel, are you absolutely certain about this?" the director asked,…
Chapter 1: The Midnight Bribe The neon "OPEN" sign in the front window of my salon, Paws & Perfection, had been turned off for over an hour. Outside, a heavy…
Chapter 1: The Message at the Altar The blinding light from the phone screen made my eyes ache. The traditional wedding music played loudly through the massive, flower-filled church. The…
Chapter 1: The Return of the Goddess My husband’s ultimate "one who got away"—his unattainable first love—had just returned to the country. The very first thing I did wasn't to…