Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Stakes, Chapter 3: Genesis
    Stakes, Chapter 3: Genesis
    Stakes, Chapter 3: Genesis
    Ebook19 pages13 minutes

    Stakes, Chapter 3: Genesis

    By Alexis Donkin

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    In the third chapter of the paranormal serial fiction STAKES, Gwen wrestles with difficult secrets. After an emotional evening of revelations from her brother's past, Gwen shares her developing abilities with her new friends. Struggling with her own secrets and her brother's, she confronts her family about Tommy. Unfortunately, Gwen's discoveries have just begun...

    Follow Gwen as her empathic abilities develop, shameful secrets come out, and she gets her first glimpse at the underbelly of Oak Springs.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlexis Donkin
    Release dateJan 18, 2016
    ISBN9781310498510
    Stakes, Chapter 3: Genesis
    Author

    Alexis Donkin

    Alexis Donkin is passionate, purposeful, and prolific. If Margaret Atwood and C.S. Lewis had a lovechild, it would be her.Alexis currently lives in Southern California with her family and real-life familiar. She has lived many places and studied many things. Between writing, speaking, and chasing her kid, she paints, sings, and dances. Sometimes she does it all at once. Be sure to connect with her and sign up for her newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/btmIPD

    Read more from Alexis Donkin

    Related to Stakes, Chapter 3

    Related ebooks

    Fantasy For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      A Healthy Cigarette

      Sep 6, 2022

      A Healthy Cigarette
      5 min read

    • Article

      Devil’s Fork

      Mar 16, 2021

      Devil’s Fork
      2 min read

    • Article

      Love That Hurts

      Apr 16, 2020

      Tony Hannington, 56, Herne Bay, Kent Settling on the sofa, I took a swig of my drink. Bit strong, I thought to myself, wincing. It was a Friday night in November 2013, and after a long day at work, this glass of Jack Daniel’s was just what I needed.

      7 min read

    • Article

      A Father’s Touch

      Jan 30, 2021

      A Father’s Touch
      5 min read

    • Article

      Love, Lust, and More

      Feb 12, 2020

      Fleetwood Mac was singing She is dancing away from you now, and I squirmed in my seat. Kabir was rubbing my thigh as he drove, a gesture I once thought was reserved for me. Bah! I also used to think he only took naked selfies in bed with me, but then

      11 min read

    • Article

      It Happened To Me…

      Jan 26, 2023

      It Happened To Me…
      7 min read

    • Article

      Finding Peace—and Briefly, Freedom—at My Grandfather’s Funeral

      Oct 11, 2019

      “Saying goodbye with the people who loved him—and me—I remember that I am not the tomb that imprisons me.”

      6 min read

    • Article

      The Family Plot

      May 7, 2020

      The Family Plot
      10 min read

    • Article

      Thirteen

      Jan 30, 2020

      Thirteen
      21 min read

    • Article

      Lies I Tell My Father

      Feb 10, 2024

      “How’s your job at the newspaper?” my father asks me. He is sitting on a couch, a plush throw blanket spread across his legs. “The newspaper’s fine,” I lie. I lie because it is simple. I lie because it is quick. I lie because it is easier than trying

      10 min read

    • Article

      Coming To Terms

      May 25, 2021

      Coming To Terms
      14 min read

    • Article

      Meet Mariam Issa

      Dec 10, 2020

      Meet Mariam Issa
      12 min read

    • Article

      Diary of My Leg Hair

      Dec 8, 2022

      Diary of My Leg Hair
      21 min read

    • Article

      GHOSTS Got Me A JOB!

      Dec 29, 2021

      GHOSTS Got Me A JOB!
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Man On THE STAIRS

      Nov 26, 2020

      The Man On THE STAIRS
      4 min read

    • Article

      Kids & Angels

      Jun 25, 2019

      Kids & Angels
      4 min read

    • Article

      SURVIVOR’S PROMISE ‘You Will Be Believed’

      May 3, 2023

      Crouching down behind the sofa, I giggled to myself. He’ll never find me here, I thought. ‘Ready or not, here I come,’ my stepdad David’s* best friend Christopher, then 18, called out. ‘Found you!’ he laughed, tickling me. I was five when I met Chris

      3 min read

    • Article

      Haunted

      Sep 27, 2023

      Haunted
      6 min read

    • Article

      Long Lost

      May 13, 2020

      Long Lost
      8 min read

    • Article

      Begin Again

      Jun 14, 2022

      My grandfather came to live with me. There was nowhere else for him to go. What had happened to all his children? Death, decay, exile—I hardly know. My own parents died of pain. But I must not be too gloomy, at the beginning, or you will leave me, an

      6 min read

    • Article

      The Friend I’ll Never forget

      Apr 25, 2019

      The Friend I’ll Never forget
      5 min read

    • Article

      What I’ve Learned

      Oct 1, 2021

      What I’ve Learned
      3 min read

    • Article

      An Afternoon In Her Shoes

      Jul 26, 2022

      An Afternoon In Her Shoes
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Birthday Party

      Nov 4, 2021

      The Birthday Party
      9 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Stakes, Chapter 3

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Stakes, Chapter 3 - Alexis Donkin

      Chapter 3: Genesis

      Copyright © 2015 Alexis Donkin

      All rights reserved.

      USAGE NOTE

      Please enjoy the third chapter of STAKES, a serialized work. This is a copyrighted work. If you enjoyed it and think a friend would as well, respect the hard work of this author and purchase a copy at your preferred ebook retailer. For questions about use, please contact the author at http://alexisdonkin.com or alexisdonkin.author@gmail.com.

      DEDICATION

      To those standing between opposing forces, struggling to claim their space and voice,

      this one's for you.

      That was not how I expected my Friday night to go.

      From my slumped seat on the couch, I glanced at Trevor as he paced the well-worn braided rug.

      Yeah, me neither. I replayed the scene in my mind: my brother's ghost hovering over the laboring stranger – a woman I'd never met – as she pushed my niece into the world.

      My niece.

      Did you know your brother was going to be a dad? asked Trevor over his shoulder.

      I didn't know my brother had a girlfriend, I muttered, frowning. Trevor stopped pacing and collapsed into a faded armchair across

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1