Courtrooms can be a scary place. They smell like old leather. The wood paneling has been polished with oil, and each sound penetrates your body like a loud smack from a cap pistol, echoing in the forest. I felt strongly that I would be found innocent, since I had no previous record and there was no concrete evidence against me. The only glaring fact was that the company's shady investments were linked to my BBAN security...

Chapter Two As they traveled back to Minnesota, it was a bit solemn and sad, leaving Sam and Lilly behind, for they both knew they were returning as Mother and son. Walking through the terminal to get their bags, Lilly’s phone rang. It was her mother calling, saying, “Your Dad was taken to the hospital.” They drove directly to the hospital, seeing her Mom in tears, she just said, “Your father passed away. He had a massive...

Sam noticed a sparkling light from his mother’s bedroom as the door was halfway open, and he heard her humming a tune. The morning sun streamed into the room, and a crystal angel hanging in the window sparkled as Sam witnessed his mother standing half-dressed. She had white silk laced stockings, panties that barely concealed her mound, and a matching white bra. He thought to himself, she had the body of a twenty-year-old,...