Rotten Mango

She wore a turtleneck out to the grocery store that day. Sure, a blizzard was coming down on them, but she did it to hide the bruises. She looked around at all the happy faces. The...

It had been months since Abby had been held captive in the bucker/torture chamber. The cruelest torture had been carried out on her, every single day. She wanted it all to be over....

Nicole’s phone had been ringing nonstop. It felt like the end of her 15-year-old life. Someone was going around calling Nicole’s friends to tell them nasty rumors about Nicole. How...

There were always 12. 10 foster kids in the house at all times, plus the two biological children of the Baker parents. 12 kids. All 12 kids would grow up to see some heinous thing...

She never used to sleepwalk, but maybe that’s what happens when you hit your 30s? Her life was spiraling out of control because of it. She woke up one morning dangling off the side...

It sounded like a new age of crime. We’ve all heard of jealousy being the motivation behind the murder, but this was a bit different. She was jealous that Naomi was a bigger “influ...

He called it the “bear cave.” He liked the sound of it. Bears were unassuming predators… that kind of sounded like him. Inside his “bear cave” there was a desk, an inviting yellow ...

Both men were racing in their cars for different reasons. Peter was stepping on the pedal to his wife. She was sick, and he needed to get to her ASAP. He was worried for her. Larry...

Tom was shaking after the call. A mysterious woman had called to tell him that she knew where his missing mother was. He didn’t know if it was a scam or a real lead. All he knew wa...

Chloe was used to her pictures being posted on the internet. She was a model, after all. She posted on social media and updated her followers on her personal life. But she had neve...

In the comfort of her own private living room, Rachel complained about her bad back to her husband. They needed to drive across the border to see a specialist. In Caroline’s place,...

Joanne’s mom had always been a bit out there. Nobody could quite put her finger on it, but there were whispers that family members were witches. When Joanne’s mom sent her out in t...