Chapter 7 – Backfire Cheshire lit a pair of cigarettes, and he and Jakub sat in the open rear of the truck, smoking them down as they watched the river. “You’re sure about this?” Jakub asked, not for

Chapter 6 – The Business Edith had only just flipped the sign on her café door when she received her first customer, one she had never served before: a short, rough-edged teenager with brick-red hair

Chapter 5 – Congratulations, Barney! Cheshire had grown accustomed to being the center of attention whenever he entered a salon, so it came as bit of a surprise when he found his favorite chair and di

Chapter 4 – The Wedding Can Wait After having known him for two years, Cheshire was pretty sure that Jakub hated him. But he wasn’t about to let something like that get in the way of their friendship.

Chapter 3 – May 8th, 1925 After having known him for a year, Jakub was very certain that he hated Cheshire Bloom. He hated the way Cheshire dressed above every occasion, wearing vests and suit coats w

Chapter 2 – The Muscle Cheshire woke before dawn and hurried, already smiling to himself, to meet the day. The living space his new boss had offered him was more a room than an apartment, but it suite

Chapter 1 – The Safecracker !! BANG! BANG! BOOM! [NEW YORK] CONTAINS DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE AND GRAPHIC SEXUAL CONTENT AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR MATURE READERS ONLY !! Long past midnight on an unseasonab