Custody short stories
12 stories tagged custody on NovelShort. Start with a hook; the first ending is free.
Invoice for a Favor
A freelance consultant saves a merger weekend, invoices every hour, and makes a powerful client earn continued access to her time.
WerewolfW-012Blood Moon Custody Battle
A newly turned single father must prove he can keep his daughter safe during a blood moon, but the pack lawyer defending him knows more about his bite than she admits.
WerewolfW-022Territory of Teeth
Two rival pack enforcers sent to guard the same disputed border discover the worst possible complication — the mate bond snapping into place between enemies.
Secret BabyS-007The Name on the Birth Certificate
A family lawyer discovers the custody case on her desk involves the daughter she placed for adoption — and the biological father is her opposing counsel.
Secret BabyS-012The Twin He Doesn't Know
A mother of secret twins panics when her ex hires a nanny who happens to be her own sister — and only knows about one child.
BillionaireB-023The Resignation With Receipts
After a CEO replaces his assistant in public, her lawful audit trail reveals who borrowed her authority—and who the board was really investigating.
WerewolfW-034The Kennel Form
A city worker finds her shifted image in an animal-control file and uncovers a contractor manufacturing dangerous wolf identifications.
Secret BabyS-026The Nanny at Recital
Mistaken for the nanny at her daughter's recital, a mother discovers the helpful stranger backstage has been lied to about his own child.
Secret BabyS-025The Two Emergency Cards
A school nurse calls two men listed as one child's father and uncovers a secret spanning two cities—but safety must come before answers.
Fake MarriageF-024One More Night Before the Divorce
A Denver woman relives the night before signing divorce papers in the hotel where a fake marriage began, and refuses to keep the lie or the war.
RevengeR-035The Morning They Framed Me
An Austin compliance analyst wakes on the Thursday a USB of fake kickbacks will be planted in her bag, unable to say she already lived Friday.
HorrorH-050The Package Arrived Eighty Years Late
A Cedar Rapids woman signs for a 1944 parcel bearing her name and learns that wearing the ring lets her hear an unsent letter—at the cost of missing her son's custody alarm.
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