Book excerpt: These creepy short stories from New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison will have you looking over your shoulder for the next few days . . . PRODIGAL ME When a relationship goes south, a young woman must come to grips with her new reality. CHIMERA Have you ever wondered what might happen if you sold your soul to the devil? GRAY LADY, LADY GRAY It lives in the attics of a remote Scottish Castle. It needs the blood of a bride. And there's a wedding scheduled today.