What happens when society watches your windows? Story: S A Spencer Author of Popular Fictions : The Pink Mutiny , The Black Waters , Dream In Shackles 1 Anita felt the curtain shift behind her before she heard the footsteps. Dawn hadn’t fully arrived; the sky was still a soft grey, the kind that made everything look like a half‑finished sketch. She didn’t turn. She knew the warmth of that breath on her shoulder. “Couldn’t sleep?” Rayan murmured, fingertips brushing the inside of her wrist — a touch that lingered just long enough to make her pulse misbehave. Across the narrow lane, a neighbour’s window creaked open. Someone pretended to shake a towel, eyes fixed on Anita’s living room. Rayan’s hand slipped away, but not before grazing her skin in a way that made her inhale sharply. Before she could answer, the bedroom door opened. Jonas stepped out, shirtless, hair messy, blinking at the two of them standing too close in the half‑light. His gaze flicked from Raya...
Image by AI He loved her quietly… until she discovered he was never a stranger. Story: S A Spencer Author of Popular Fictions : The Pink Mutiny , The Black Waters , Dream In Shackles She stood in the doorway of the office kitchen, fingers trembling around the rim of her mug. The fluorescent lights hummed above her, and the smell of burnt coffee lingered in the air. Tara Mehta wasn’t usually this shaken, but today her breath came shallow, her eyes unfocused, her mind somewhere else entirely. David Lawson looked up from the sink, drying his hands on a tea towel. He paused when he saw her face. “You alright?” he asked, voice low, steady. She nodded too quickly. “Yeah. Just… long day.” But her voice cracked on the last word. He didn’t push. He never did. He simply stepped aside, letting her pass, giving her space the way he always had — quietly, respectfully, without fuss. She walked to her desk, sat down, and stared at the monitor without seeing a thing. Her phone b...
Image by AI Sometimes the biggest fall is inside the heart. Story: S A Spencer Author of Popular Fictions : The Pink Mutiny , The Black Waters , Dream In Shackles The taxi was winding up the narrow mountain road when the driver casually dropped the sentence that nearly stopped Riya’s heart. “Last year, a honeymoon couple came here. Husband slipped off a cliff. Police later said it wasn’t an accident.” Kabir laughed, shaking his head. “Mate, don’t spook my wife on day one.” The driver grinned in the mirror. “Just saying. These cliffs… they’ve seen things.” Riya forced a smile, but her fingers dug into the seat. The air felt colder. The road felt steeper. And the plan she’d agreed to — the plan she’d rehearsed for weeks — suddenly felt like a monster breathing down her neck. Kabir reached over and squeezed her hand. “Relax, Ri. We’ll be at the resort soon.” She nodded, but her stomach twisted. And she had no idea the real fall was still ahead. ...
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