The Dead and the Dark

by Courtney Gould

This new body is unwieldy to the Dark. It will take time to adjust to this skin, to these eyes, to the anxious beating of this new heart. What are you afraid of? the Dark asks, quiet as the whispering wind. You have a plan. Act.

Pardon?

People are getting nervous. I’m getting nervous. The timing isn’t ideal.” Logan narrowed her eyes. Outside the van, Alejo nodded. He whispered something unintelligible into the phone,

Something's afoot here

Some mornings, she heard a low hum that seemed to echo through Snakebite. Bug and Fran swore they didn’t hear it, but even now, if Ashley closed her eyes it was there.

What in the yellowjackets is this

But Tammy set down her mug and shook her head. “The cabin is mine.”

HUH

They would have more nights under the stars. They had skies left to see.

Break my heart why dont you

On his ring finger, a puckered indent was purple where a wedding ring should have been.

Omg the ring from the cabin???

“A big family that probably needs a lot of therapy.”

Felttt