Wayne is a silver-tongued master of the dating game, one who knows how to deliver just the right words in just the right way in order to transform any woman he wants into candy in his hands, to be devoured, savored, and forgotten at his pleasure. When he goes out on a blind date with the mysterious Nayantara, however, he will learn there is no such thing as “sweet nothings.” Beholder is available at Amazon and Kobo and elsewhere.     Read the first few pages of the story here.