Bad Blood...

ing to grow inside Anna

Now let go." Steven slapp

hand. In her heart of hearts, she knows he was lying to her. He couldn't ev

instant news flash that wake

s found beside the road en route to Springbo

A couple of strides and

ast; she was fully dressed as she leaves the house. Her father is still sno

s," she asked

ppointment?" the

hamane

is extremely busy. We had a mur

h his sentence, she passed h

the constable run her into the floor. Forcefully grabbing

," he o

her feet. The young constable dragged her ba

body. The hair in the back of neck rise, he was further shaken when he heard his superior behind him. He als

ama

y Lewis, look at the situation before him, and

going on,

o see you

hat hap

, I think she is my mother." Her voic

can never get used to the var

o and find my father." He is

der and wrists still hurting that discomfort is noth

r heavy chest. She stands and circled around in reception from

side her. For a moment, she is puzzled as to what she was doing there.

own, S

motion I created. The n

What made you assume the woma

nt. She stands and prowls the office. A

. When I came back, mom tol

Lewis watched

They argued a

ose you and your mother are. That's why it is a natural assump

but the tension onl

was leaving. I encourage her to go.

om did s

n van

y h

. Nevertheless, she said she would be okay. I need t

to stand beside her. He re

ll indications showed her to be y

den wildness in her eyes. "It's my fau

nto his arms. He feels the sh

whisper...one ki

so softly it barely r

you say?"

ulls away from him. She turns and

her brothers. He told them to go home. The fil

tries to make a cup of coffee. Eugene entered the kitchen

going on,

." Edmund entered v

night's withdrawals.

you talk

, looking out the kitchen window. "Here he i

ng and waiting. Eric discovered his mind i

ger, knowing in his heart he can't stand the sight

r never willingly mixed with the police, to her

as his

rcling the bedroom. She feels extremely cold inside her heart the darkness in her

's me. O

mund. I want

later,

romi

geable eyes neither amber nor green. They have

th strength, sending her on a mental path to searched for answers she kno

er mind's darkness. She feels herself falling before

glimmer of hope within the darkness. The thoughts circling he

searching her own eyes, knowing the truth a

You have started the game without me. I will

ps his car in front

e where he had grown-up. In this house, he had known

's death robbed him of a future and c

troubled about earlier, for he has gambled and won someone he has no right to owned. Shamane Hoffman is no one's prize; but he will keep

d branches. Getting out, he walks towards the gates the place is lock securely.

est his troubled eyes land on the old tree house the ladder hanging. On impulse, he c

l fall from that tree, dead,"

nd; he turns and stands his full

an asked with the sh

an," come the

tgun. " You hired me via your lawyers to lo

ket he turns and walk away. He goes a

ge a man at first sight, but the owner of this house is clearly different. He is one c

graves of his parents this was the man and woman that brought him into the w

t twenty years. He allowed coldness to enter hi

he lines around his mouth and eyes. His first memory of his parents' secret lies; he was just five years o

ther was beating his mother. Frightened but unable to

older, he tried to resist his father. His show of courage enraged

with no food and barely enough water. He didn't mind as

many times in the past, about how long it took him before he discovered the much more dangerous truth. It was that discovery that drove him mad on his sevent

hocked him to the core. He instantly realized he had to handle the consequenc

r the first time spoken about the trap that held her captive. He g