PART 1: THE MEETING AT ROUTE 66 DINER Chapter 1: The Traveler and the Nameless Girl Caleb Donovan hated the silence of the…
PART 1: THE SECRET BEHIND THE STATEMENT Chapter 1: The 50-Cent Dinner The characteristic Portland drizzle tapped a steady rhythm against the window…
PART 1: THE WEDDING DAY PROTOCOL Chapter 1: A Message from Hell The brilliant golden sunlight of Napa Valley pierced through the white…
PART 1: THE SILK DRESS AND THE WILL Chapter 1: Seduction or Trap? The grandfather clock in the main hall struck twelve, its…
PART 1: THE WINTER OF THE ABANDONED Chapter 1: The Old Suitcase and the Closed Door The November wind in New York wasn’t…
PART 1: THE COLD BIRTHDAY PARTY Chapter 1: Soulless Candles The November wind in Montana whistled through the window cracks like the wailing…
PART 1: THE UNINVITED GUESTS Chapter 1: The Hellish Shift Detroit in December resembled a wounded beast curling up in the freezing cold.…
PART 1: LIGHT UNDER THE BRIDGE Chapter 1: The Hopeless Search The rain in Seattle is never decisive. It persists, cold and seeping…
PART 1: THE FINAL STRAW Chapter 1: The Uninvited Guest Eighteen hours of labor pains had drained the very last ounce of my…