"Sophia?" Helma's voice was a gentle whisper.Silence.Her brow creased in worry. Just as she was about to dial them, a commotion from the men's clothing store down the way caught her ear.They had all just left that very store. With a steely look, Helma marched back to it.Stepping back in and swin
A scream pierced the air!Wanda, over five months pregnant and quite unwieldy, was sent stumbling backward by Mitten's forceful shove!Helma's eyes widened in shock, and she lunged forward.She was too late. She had hoped to at least soften Wanda's fall, but by the time she got there, Wanda had alre
Wanda had been hospitalized for three days, each day shadowed by the trauma of what had happened. She moved gingerly, as if the slightest jolt could endanger the baby she was carrying.Helma's heart ached as she watched Neil, who had been by Wanda's side every single day.Three days later, Wanda was
Those words hit like a ton of bricks, and Cole and Chandler's faces turned stormy! Helma was fuming, her teeth practically grinding. "So, in your world, any kind of admiration between a guy and a girl has to be sketchy? And if there is admiration, it is always the girl who is the temptress?" Mitten
Mrs. Cox gave Helma a sympathetic smile. "Hemmy, you can't take the blame for this. I know how Wanda is. She's been so restless since she got pregnant. She couldn't stand being cooped up at home."Helma bit her lip. "I didn't step in when Mitten lashed out.""She's always been audacious. Who would h
"Look, you're not wrong. Yondu doesn't exactly hold me in high regard."Neve's lips twisted into a sly smile as she went on, "But I am his wife, legally speaking. Yondu is pushing fifty, and if he kicks the bucket, guess who's inheriting the Ferguson empire? This little one," she patted her belly, "
Coincidence? No way. People do not just double back for no reason.Helma took a silent step back and circled the block, coming up on the other side of the alley. She planted herself at the corner, eyes fixed on Mr. Gray Hoodie. He was fiddling with his phone, trying to act all casual as he strolled
In Greenville, on the top floor of some high-rise, a live-streaming startup had just set up shop.Monkey had slipped into something more comfortable. He strolled down the long hallway, the muffled sounds of chatter and tunes leaking from the rooms he passed.At the end of the hall, he nudged open a