Stories by Claudia

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
CHAPTER TWELVE
Walking from the bright day into the dark hospital lobby, Jill was unsure of where to go. Jacob said that Katy had been moved to a private room. Stepping toward the reception area, Jill opened her mouth to ask for Katy [...]

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
CHAPTER ELEVEN
“Are we ready?” Jacob asked. “We can get past the paparazzi through the tunnels.”
Standing by a locked door in the main Castle kitchen, he looked from Val to Mike. After years of preparation, he had no idea if they could get away [...]

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
CHAPTER 10
Mike slipped Val’s long hair over her shoulder so that he could caress her back. He was sitting behind her in the big bathtub tucked against a glass block window to the Castle’s backyard garden. Her elbows wrapped around his knees. The light [...]

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
CHAPTER NINE
In the dimming light of the summer night, Delphie stood on the back porch of Celia’s Castle. Watching the reunion of Jill and Scooter, and Jacob and Valerie, Delphie said, “Just like we thought Naomi. They’re finally all together. Now, the fun begins.”
“Jill! [...]

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
CHAPTER EIGHT

“Mike’s married to Valerie Lipson.”
“But Valerie Lipson is Jacob’s sister,” Jill said. “How…?”
“Val and Jake aren’t Catholic. Remember that huge fight Dad and Mike had? That was over Valerie,” Megan said. “Dad forbid Mike to go out with Val because she [...]

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