Mahogany's Serenade

<p><strong>I escaped my ex but now I'm in prison for his murder.</strong><br>I thought moving to New Orleans would give me a fresh start. A new city a new job a chance to reclaim my life after years of being trapped in a relationship with Zane that nearly destroyed me.<br>For the first time in forever I felt safe. I let my guard down. I landed a new job and made friends who showed me a brighter side of life. I even met Xavier dark handsome and a saxophone player whose music made my heart race and my fears fade away.<br>But just as I started to breathe again Zane walked back into my life. Maybe I was naïve to think I could outrun death twice. After all blood already stained my childhood memories.<br>Now all I remember is pulling a knife out of his chest blood staining my trembling hands.<br>Locked behind bars I'm haunted by fragmented memories of something shiny from that deadly night. The pieces of the puzzle don't quite fit. And in the quiet hours when I lay awake I wonder if everything I thought I remembered was a lie.<br><em>What if Zane's death wasn't about him at all? But if I'm missing something whose lies have I believed all along?</em></p>