Callie Sanders, newly 22, loses her mother to cancer which leads her into a downward spiral on one cold night when she meets Brandon: a handsome nursing student slash bartender that takes her under his wing. She is intrigued by him and feels safe in his grasp- but he is already in a long term relationship. 

Later, she meets a man almost the complete opposite, one with demons of his own. Callie tries to heal her wounds while feeling stuck between two men- but she soon faces new terrors that go beyond the grave: being haunted by the ghost of her recently deceased mother. 

“I look up from the abyss, still not seeing the light. I sit and continue to look up, waiting, stuck in the Imperilment that has become me."

Adult Content 
17+ Sexual Content, Loss, Language.

Imperilment

"Somewhere between fear and sex passion is. The way there is sudden. The way out is worse." 


I distract myself with anything that I possibly could in the back room of the bar. I stacked clean glassware in the cabinets while trying my best to ignore the fact that Callie and Roman have been talking the entire night so far. 


I didn't even know he was going to show up. I never know when he is going to show up, and when he does, it is always a surprise. I knew he was granted the job at the diner with ease, but was sure he'd find a way to fuck that up as well. So I brought Callie that morning, and then he shows up. Great. And now he seems to be befriending her. 


Twelve