(Originally Written 2011) The funny thing about blood is that it stains long after the life drains away…
Four girls, inexplicably bound by blood, all sharing one devastating fate and threatened by a deadly curse hanging over their heads. Welcome to the Smith Family! Five tales, five very different narrators and five sealed fates, set somewhere between the real world and the one of nightmares. Be ready to meet humour and horror, angst and despair and death, magic and retribution.
Part One: The Beginning
Years ago, two brothers, both in love with the same girl waged war against one another, the only problem, one was alive, the other dead. Together they damned their descendants to be cursed:
Die an untimely death, or go mad with power running thick through your veins.
Remember kids, every word has repercussions, and sometimes, death is the only salvation.
Welcome to the Smith Family.
Down-on-her-luck Aubrey gets the job offer of a lifetime, with one catch: her ex-husband is her new boss.
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Aubrey Whitlock's life is turned upside down after her divorce, leaving her an unemployed, broke, and single 29-year-old. A chance meeting with her ex throws her for a loop again when he makes her an offer: come work with him as his assistant. Now a self-made billionaire, Bryce Roberts is just as infuriating-and good-looking-as he was the first time around.
Their marriage was disastrous, but their chemistry is stronger than ever.
Will they ever mend their relationship, or will it be nothing more than a heated game of seduction? And what will happen when Bryce discovers the secrets Aubrey has been keeping from him after all this time?