“You’re Late”

"A hard and fast account: Your punishment for me takes a different turn than I was expecting."

“You’re late,” you hiss as I arrive. I frown. I hadn’t thought I was late at all. I check my watch again and I cringe. Crap… late.“I’m sorry, Sir,” I whisper, knowing the words are empty to you. We'd already...

Sugar

"When begrudging little Violet leaves town without warning she sparks Daddy's anger"

The tar darkened to a consistent black under pregnant clouds as the highway stretched into the city, raindrops assaulting the midday traffic in its creep slowly toward the storm. Driving for two straight days beneath the merciless sun had left a...