The sun was just beginning to rise over the quiet countryside, casting a golden glow across the...
The lake lay frozen beneath a pale winter sun, its surface smooth and brittle, stretching for acres...
It was late afternoon, and the city streets were wet from an earlier rain, the pavement reflecting...
The rain had been falling steadily for hours, drenching the small rural town in a gray haze...
Jason Matthews had always been the quiet one in the office. He wasn’t boastful, he didn’t seek...
Maya hadn’t planned it. The words came out in a rush, halfway between desperation and defiance, as...
Captain Elena Markovic stood at attention on the steel deck as the wind tore across the harbor,...
The restaurant was elegant but quiet, the kind of place where conversations stayed low and time seemed...
The afternoon heat in Atlanta pressed down on the city like a heavy blanket. Cars crawled along...
I sat in the courtroom with my hands folded tightly in my lap, staring at the polished...
