Make Me a Freak Show
“When I began to fall in love with Raymond Redd, he promised me, I will only change you for the better, and I believed him.”
Read MoreTo the Moon, Alice
“One morning, the way he glared at her, his eyes moving over her with a fury she’d never seen before, made her realize there was no love left in them. It was as if he was plotting to rip the soul right out of her.”
Read MoreThese Mirrored Dreams
“The reflection is always there, a revelation trapped in algae and shadows, sunlight skittering through its surface, moonshine washing it like a spotlight. The only thing sweeter than his presence are his words.”
Read MoreMonstrous Guardian
“Since you do not fear them, I shall send vipers to guard you and your slaves and kill game for you to eat. In return, you must be my Medusa, my guardian, of this place until your father comes home and rebuilds it.”
Read MoreJocasta, Away in the Night
“A woman was trained to look upon disaster with optimism and promptly fix it. A queen was trained to take it all in stride and step over it with graceful feet, leaving no evidence there was ever a mistake in the first place.”
Read MoreThe Face that Turned a Thousand Ships
“Those weren’t my eyes, blazing back at me with such hatred and anger. And they certainly weren’t the eyes of a god.”
Read MoreThe Labor of Love
“A blessing or a curse, this gift? Once he revered his birthright with such pride. But now—but now he had one more thing to lose.”
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