Last Breath CH 3

3  Google Play  MoboReels–Short Dramas&Movies  INSTALL  morgue gurney.  No wonder it had been so hard to find him.  He hadn’t just disappeared, he’d been hidden. Kept away, out of sight.  Bianca spotted Charlotte then, and her smile instantly vanished.  She stiffened like she’d been nailed in place.  She quickly stepped between them and grabbed Charlotte’s … Read more

Last Breath CH 2

Chapter2  Her palm turned cold and clammy, betraying the surge of emotion beneath her calm expression.  Mrs. Lancaster caught the flicker of hesitation in her face and cautiously asked, “Charlotte, could you help us bring Julian home? We’re a bit busy. We need your help…”  The idea of Charlotte becoming her daughter–in–law had lingered in … Read more

Last Breath CH 1

D  …  Chapter1  Everyone in Northbridge knew one thing: Julian Lancaster lived for Charlotte Wynn.  He once shielded her from a pencil tip in kindergarten, climbed trees to catch cicadas that disturbed  her naps during their teenage years.  When they reached adulthood, he surprised everyone again.  One offhand remark, “Spring is beautiful,” prompted him to … Read more

My parents tried CH 16

“Yasmine, you’re a gem, way better than that rascal Anthony. You’re our little angel!” they exclaimed.  Anthony, pushing thirty and still the family clown, pulled silly faces behind his mother’s back, trying to get a rise out of me.  “Of course. Yasmine’s the golden child, and I’m just the stray you picked up,” he quipped … Read more

My parents tried CH 15

Two years on, Anthony’s stellar performance earned him a promotion to Chief of Staff.  My business was booming, breaking into international markets. I had set up a pearl shop in numerous malls and toyed with the idea of launching my own brand.  Anthony backed me all the way, but the long stretches apart were wearing … Read more

My parents tried CH 14

Instead, it was like the pickaxe was caught in a vice. I could not yank it free.  I ditched the pickaxe, looking for anything else to use, but in my frenzy, I stumbled and ended up on the floor.  The footsteps behind me were getting louder.  A cold sweat drenched my back as I curled … Read more

My parents tried CH 13

A roughly tied bandage circled my forehead, my eyes struggling to focus through the haze.  I pounded on the ce  door with all my strength, once, twice, thrice.  “Holly! Dad! Mom! Let me out!”  My hands were raw, bloodied from the effort, when I finally heard a stir from above.  “Yasmine, you’ve got two choices. … Read more

My parents tried CH 12

Holly gave me a once–over and said, “By the looks of you, you didn’t stick with the troops. You talk a good game, but really, you just left your hubby on the front lines while you lived it up.‘  “1  “Who says I didn’t stick with the troops? I was with Anthony on Darak Island.”  … Read more

My parents tried CH 11

Darak Island was a stone’s throw from Lascora, its shellfish farming industry on the rise.  In my previous life, I worked at the city’s Fisheries Bureau, rubbing shoulders with plenty of shellfish farmers.  That was when I fell in love with the art of shellfish farming.  If it were not for my early death, I … Read more

My parents tried CH 10

“Did you forget? You’re the reason Mom almost died. You owe our family big time. You’ll be paying us back your whole life, slaving away for us!  “Talk to me like that again, and you’ll see what I’ll do to you!”  Holly’s eyes were wild, like she wanted to tear me apart.  However, Anthony held … Read more