mansion. The house smelled wrong. It smelled lik

o the living r

e porcelain teacup. The older woman was dressed impeccably in a silk pantsuit, he

hear you made quite the spectacle of yourself today. Reall

ther into the room, her heels clicki

on the saucer with a shar

e rage banked behind a wall of ice. "You knew your son h

partner who lives in the present, not a ghost haunting the past." She looked Audrey up and down with b

ugh. "You think I should be grateful f

bell rang. Erma's lips curled into

s arm wrapped around Carmen's waist. Carmen was pulling a matching set o

d, her eyes darting from th

re announcing the weather. "It's a big house. There's ple

," Audrey spat. "

om the sofa. "It belongs to the family trust. You are me

ng catching the light. "Hi, Audrey. I hop

ng the path to the second floor. "Yo

ard, his face darken

N

ide. Audrey stumbled, her heel catching on the edge of the rug. She fel

ooked down and saw blood bl

ng at her. He guided Carmen up the stairs, whispering s

second glance. "Clean yourself up,

burning in her chest. She watched them disappear up the stairs. She heard the door

't scream. She just walked into the study, locked th

pened the filing cabinet. She was done b