Rebound

By E. Denise Billups

Zoey, newly single and on the rebound, advertises for a roommate and ten minutes later, Carole, a beautiful woman with a haunting secret, mysteriously shows up at her door. Zoey likes her instantly, and Carole moves in the next day.

Looking to date again, Zoey meets Michael, when he’s hired as an outside contractor by her firm. Mesmerized by his charm, Zoey is soon under Michael’s spell. But Carole knows something about Michael that Zoey doesn't.

Soon, their lives intersect in this haunting tale of mystical retribution.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Next Chapter
• Release date: Jan 21, 2022
• ISBN: 4824104408

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Rebound

REBOUND

A Supernatural Short Story

E. DENISE BILLUPS

Contents

Carole

Mako

Michael

Under His Spell

The Cabin

Retribution

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About the Author

Copyright (C) 2017 E. Denise Billups

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Published 2022 by Next Chapter

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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"Hell is empty and

all the devils are here."

-William Shakespeare

~The Tempest~

Carole

Carole was my best friend the moment we met . Three months ago, she arrived at my small, West Village walk-up like a wayward angel and asked, Are you, Zoey? She was looking for an apartment, and I was in need of a roommate when my useless boyfriend of five years stranded me for another woman. After showing her around the apartment, and learning about each other’s lives, I was certain she was a decent person. Without further thought, I offered her the second bedroom.

A day later, she arrived with minuscule possessions—a small bag of clothing, a laptop, and a beautiful bejeweled box, explaining she’d given up worldly possessions for a minimalist lifestyle. Besides, she’d said, I work from home as a remote business consultant, so there’s no need for a large wardrobe. I soon learned her adoptive parents, who passed away a few years ago, left her financially secure with a large inheritance. That’s when Carole told me her biological mother abandoned her as an infant. She grew up an orphan never knowing her true