The wind off the Texas plains carried dust and heat, whispering through the iron bars of the Ward Estate like a warning.Behind those…
The shrill hum of the monitors sliced through the emergency room.Green lines that once danced across the screen had gone flat. “Pulse gone,”…
The scent of vanilla and sugar hung thick in the air, warm and inviting — the kind of sweetness that wrapped itself around…
The morning sun crept over the horizon like a quiet promise, painting the cracked asphalt of Highway 17 with soft streaks of gold.…