Who’s Naughty or Nice

"He see's you when you're sleeping..."

Our house creaked around me like an old ship, settling into the desert cold.Christmas Eve in Scottsdale, population: me.Mom had pitched the Florida thing with all the enthusiasm of a travel brochure: white sand beaches, family bonding, Grandma's famous rum...

Protocol

"Beneath the city, Alan learns that becoming Lana was only the beginning..."

The black Mercedes moved through empty streets with the quiet hum of expensive engineering, its tinted windows reflecting neon signs and streetlights that painted brief, colorful streaks across the glass. I pressed my back against the leather seat, trying to...