Content warning: This story contains fictional depictions of domestic violence. Nothing tears two women apart like the men who want and take indiscriminately. In this retelling of "The Crane Wife", a makeup artist and her actress lover struggle to stay together as the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood transforms into a cruel and manipulative beast that threatens to pluck them apart. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.