3 Short Stories: Volume 3 The last Confessional

Even the Devil Prays
When Cyrus and Zinnia met in college, they believed they were equally yoked-faith-filled, prayerful, and ready to build a life together. But life had other plans. After graduation came the demands of work, the challenges of marriage, and the heartbreak of a premature baby. Under the weight of it all, cracks began to form. One of them wanted out-and was willing to do the unthinkable. This tragic journey spirals through a mental institution, a shocking death, and a criminal conviction. In the end, one spouse is left to face a chilling truth: even the devil knows how to pray.
The Frankenstein Murders
After decorated Detective Ekon Rigley becomes the personal obsession of serial killer Robert Elkwood, the game changes. Elkwood alters his grisly modus operandi: six victims, six body parts, stitched together into one grotesque display. As the murders grow more personal, Ekon realizes this is no ordinary killer-Robert doesn't fear God, and he's not done yet. Now locked in a deadly psychological battle, Ekon is determined to stop him once and for all. But as the case pushes him to the edge, one question haunts him: Can justice ever bring peace-or can the church give atonement-for the things he's done in pursuit of it?
They Came From Outer Space
In 1951, astronauts Henry Jackson and Levi Owens vanished during a top-secret one-month mission aboard the Liberty Luna. They returned in 2017-unchanged, in a world that has changed beyond recognition. Now the same age as their grandchildren, they must navigate a desegregated America with a Black president, legalized same-sex marriage, and technology they can't comprehend.
But the real question is: what did they bring back with them?