Lover's Spat — L.R. Giles

A loving couple's relationship takes a deadly turn when they discover their affordable apartment has a hidden cost…

Martin and Sharla moved in to apartment 2B expecting pre-marital bliss. But living together is much different than just dating, and for every little quirk one discovers about the other, a wedge forms between them. He leaves clothes lying around. She won't stop scrubbing that weird stain in the carpet. It's enough to drive anyone crazy.

Maybe even crazy enough to kill.

Something's wrong with the apartment. It makes them angrier than they've ever felt, makes them want to do things they'd never do. No wonder the landlord wants his rent two weeks early. At this rate, they won't make it through the month.

And someone wants it that way… or some THING.

“Lover's Spat” is a short story that can be purchased here, or as part of THE SHADOWS GALLERY collection. THE SHADOWS GALLERY contains this and seven other stories, plus exclusive bonus material.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

L. R. Giles hunts monsters. When he catches them, he locks them in stories. His work has been featured in the Dark Dreams anthology series, he's won the prestigious Virginia Commission for the Arts Fiction Fellowship, and he was a Top 10 Finalist in the international SciFi Now/Tor UK War of the Words competition. He resides in Chesapeake, Virginia with his wife.