March 1943.
A grieving family. A dying patriarch. And a night nurse caught in the crosshairs of a killer.
When Lenora Solís accepts a temporary assignment at the grand but shadowed Williams estate, she expects little more than quiet nights tending to Edwin Williams—a frail man mourning the sudden death of his son, Robert. But beneath the mansion’s velvet-draped silence, something sinister lingers.
In the hours before dawn, Edwin whispers chilling fragments:
"Wrong tray… bitter… so bitter…"
These aren’t the ravings of grief. They’re confessions. Clues. Warnings.
As Lenora pieces together Edwin’s cryptic words, she uncovers a chilling truth: Robert didn’t die of natural causes—he was poisoned. And the person responsible is still inside the house.
Now, with Edwin’s life hanging in the balance, Lenora must unravel the web of deceit before she becomes the next casualty.
In a house where trust is a weapon and medicine can kill, survival means seeing through the lies—before they bury the truth for good.
A chilling historical mystery short story—perfect for fans of gothic intrigue, Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic, and the sharper side of Agatha Christie.
Genre: Mystery
A grieving family. A dying patriarch. And a night nurse caught in the crosshairs of a killer.
When Lenora Solís accepts a temporary assignment at the grand but shadowed Williams estate, she expects little more than quiet nights tending to Edwin Williams—a frail man mourning the sudden death of his son, Robert. But beneath the mansion’s velvet-draped silence, something sinister lingers.
In the hours before dawn, Edwin whispers chilling fragments:
"Wrong tray… bitter… so bitter…"
These aren’t the ravings of grief. They’re confessions. Clues. Warnings.
As Lenora pieces together Edwin’s cryptic words, she uncovers a chilling truth: Robert didn’t die of natural causes—he was poisoned. And the person responsible is still inside the house.
Now, with Edwin’s life hanging in the balance, Lenora must unravel the web of deceit before she becomes the next casualty.
In a house where trust is a weapon and medicine can kill, survival means seeing through the lies—before they bury the truth for good.
A chilling historical mystery short story—perfect for fans of gothic intrigue, Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic, and the sharper side of Agatha Christie.
Genre: Mystery
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