Just finished this one. I’m not usually a fan of we-called-the-evil-to-us stories, but this one creeped me right out. I think in part it was because I identified with Kris—the line about nearly kissing Leah out of habit when she woke Kris up. Mostly, though, it was because this was a fresh variation on the concept, at least to me. Nice work by Gemma Files. I also thought Nika Harper did an effective job of reading / performing.
Thanks to Bdoomed for posting this thread so quickly! I love being able to comment as soon as I finish a story.