Across Generations
Family Drama · fiction

The Clause Beneath the Stairs

The last thing I remember before hitting the basement floor was my mother-in-law’s face. Not fear. Not shock. Not regret. Satisfaction. Victoria Vance stood at the top of the stairs with one hand still wrapped around the open drawer of my grandfather’s antique desk. The basement light swung above her like a...

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Genre
Family Drama
Audience
Adult readers
Chapters
6
Fiction status
fiction
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My Life Story Editorial

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Across Generations

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  1. 01Chapter 1
  2. 02Chapter 2
  3. 03Chapter 3
  4. 04Chapter 4
  5. 05Chapter 5
  6. 06Chapter 6

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