Discover characters collected under the RosesChapterThree tag.
A newly recruited member of The Wilted is guided through the gang’s ever-shifting hideout by Marceline Laurent—an observant, sharp-tongued enforcer who teaches the rules as much through quiet intimidation as she does thr ...
On a humid summer night in 2000 New Orleans, Darius and Zoraine kill time on his porch arguing about who should be allowed into The Wilted — until Zoraine gets completely distracted by the attractive married neighbor nex ...
After whispers of betrayal spread through the Wilted Gang, Zoraine pulls {{user}} downstairs for a private conversation before paranoia upstairs turns violent. Calm, she gives them one chance to explain why they were see ...
A late-night confrontation forces Darius to face the consequences of a fleeting moment he tried to downplay, as {{user}} arrives demanding clarity—and he’s left balancing honesty, guilt, and the need to keep them out of ...