Connie Myres – Author

*This is the last chapter of Sinister Attachments: A Paranormal Psychological Thriller (Rancor, #1)

THIRTY-SIX

Maggie wore a dark green inmate uniform as she sat behind bulletproof glass in the county jail visiting room. She saw a line of visitors, mostly women; come up the stairs, Ethel was one of them. Continue reading “Chap. 36—Sinister Attachments: A Paranormal Psychological Thriller (Rancor, #1)”

THIRTY-FIVE

A young woman wearing a tight black skirt and holding a tablet in her hand poked her head into Nora Bella’s office. “Pendleton Books called while you were at lunch. They want a change in Dane Slegers contract,” she cleared her throat, “they want us to take a smaller cut.” Continue reading “Chap. 35—Sinister Attachments: A Paranormal Psychological Thriller (Rancor, #1)”

THIRTY-FOUR

Ethel noticed Maggie had pushed the second-floor button. “Maggie, you’re going with me to my apartment, not yours.”

She sniffed and wiped her nose with the back of her hand. “I need to get my phone charger. I won’t be long.” Continue reading “Chap. 34—Sinister Attachments: A Paranormal Psychological Thriller (Rancor, #1)”

THIRTY-THREE

She dropped the phone, leaving the receiver dangling by its coiled cord, and ran to the door. She was about to close it when she noticed that it was Ethel, limping up the steps like a resurrected mummy pursuing the archeologists who disturbed his tomb. Continue reading “Chap. 33—Sinister Attachments: A Paranormal Psychological Thriller (Rancor, #1)”

THIRTY-TWO

As Maggie transitioned from sleep to wakefulness, she crossed her arms and felt her damp skin. She did not remember feeling any pain when the boat in her dream exploded. It was as if her soul had left the body before the rapid combustion scattered pieces of flesh and bone over the agitated water. Continue reading “Chap. 32—Sinister Attachments: A Paranormal Psychological Thriller (Rancor, #1)”

THIRTY-ONE

Maggie walked into Ethel’s spare room. It smelled of mothballs and burnt sage. She wanted to plug her cell phone into an outlet, but she had left the charger in her apartment during the rush to get out; she would go to her apartment in the morning and retrieve it. Until then, she would crawl into bed and forget about the day while Ethel slept on the couch. Continue reading “Chap. 31—Sinister Attachments: A Paranormal Psychological Thriller (Rancor, #1)”