The Joy of Revenge by Sheila

CHAPTER 40 A StirNoahI made Virtue cry. It wasn’t my intention, but I didn’t want her near my mother.981%Last night, I pretended to be drunk when we left the pub. My arm was around Virtue’s shoulders with my hand dangling in front of her as she and Chip helped me outside. I even felt myself […]

CHAPTER 39 Divide and ConquerJoyI figured it would take about five minutes for Xavier to get to the storefront from his office. Five minutes is usually just a blip on the radar, but when you are with distasteful company, five minutes feels like an eternity.As my blue eyes locked with the man’s twi nkling gray

CHAPTER 38 BreakfastJoyI pushed the uncomfortable exchange I had with Noah to the back of my mind and drove to Lisa’s office to sign my lease papers. I was surprised to find her already there before office hours, fresh, fashionable and perky.After signing the papers, I invited Lisa for coffee. She politely declined saying she

CHAPTER 37 Bugs and Mrs. JensenJoyI heard Jack call out to me, but I ignored him and hurriedly walked away. I was in need of some fresh air. The Undersheriff had horrible breath.Before Cristos left my house last night, he gave me a small black case identical to the one Sebastian gave me and asked

CHAPTER 36 DonutsJoyAfter the boys left, I took a quick shower, crawled into my king-size bed……alone….….with my gun in the drawer of my nightstand and went to sleep.I woke up to the loud sound of chiming bells and groaned. With my eyes still closed, I reached over on to the nightstand, blindly feeling my way

XavierAfter kissing Joy, I hugged her so tightly.I didn’t want to let her go. It has been six long months since I had Joy in my arms. Unlike Sebastian and Cristos, once I arrived in New Salem, I stayed, keeping a close watch on the people of this town. I had my suspicions, but I

CHAPTER 34 The UndersheriffJack82%“Jack, we just got a call from the old Taylor house. I need you to go check it out before you head home,” Sheriff Combs said, as I was straightening my desk. I heaved a sigh. It has been a long day and all I wanted to do was get home, take

CHAPTER 33 What if?SebastianDuring our first few months in New Salem, it was hard to move around. The weather was bad and the Sheriff was always doing his rounds around town at night. When we were at the pub, Jack would always be there with his friends.One night, Xavier and I decided to go to

CHAPTER 32 KeepsakeLisaupfrom“Lisa, honey, it’s time to go home,” Cris said gently from behind me. I gingerly stood. my barstool and gathered my things. It was one of the few nights I’ve gone home a bit sober.“Night, Virtue. I’ll see you in the morning,” I said, placing the strap of my bag on my shoulder.

CHAPTER 31 Sacrificeat me. Fortunately, I survived gym class without any other inconvenience.“You know, Chip, Nicole did a wonderful job for my house. Maybe she can do wonders for your pub,” I said, helping Nicole redeem herself. Cristos eyed me warily. I raised an eyebrow1at him, daring him to challenge me. He knew we needed