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Gravity Part Fifty-Four
“Beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing,” Malachi repeated Karani’s warning.I looked at Malachi with a frown. “You think Juniper is that wolf?”“Who else?” Malachi said and I thought about it.“She gave Adara a Rune necklace that apparently belonged to her mother.”“Perhaps I’m wrong. Perhaps Juniper is trying to make amends. She was quite shocked at the truths she heard at the tribunal.” I wasn’t convinced enough not to be mad anymore.“She still should have told me when Juniper phoned her. Why go meet her behind my back?” I said finally and got up again. I held my hand out to Malachi and pulled him up.“That you will have to ask her.” Malachi landed three shots to my rib cage before I could blink. I grunted and held my hands up.“Enough for today. You’ll break me!” I said to him and he laughed. Our time was up anyway and I went to find Christian.“See you at home?” I asked him.“Ten minutes.” Malachi said to me and I left the gym.I found Christian sitting in the foyer eating ice-crea
Gravity Part Fifty-Five
Adrian had yelled at Juniper all the way back to the campground. “I should just shoot you!” Her eyes were wide with fear.“How was I supposed to know that she would just leave?” Juniper tried to reason with him. He was beyond angry and for the first time in a long while she was afraid for her life.“What did you say to her?” Adrian’s voice was calm now and that frightened her more than his shouting. “Tell me everything exactly like it happened.” There was a warning to his voice.“I congratulated her on her wedding and asked her if she was happy.”“Something must have happened for her to leave so quickly,” Adrian argued.“I gave her a necklace that used to belong to her mother. Maybe she was emotional over that and decided to leave.” Juniper kept her voice even to cover her tracks of deceit.Despite her sins of the past, she didn’t feel right letting Adara walk into Adrian’s trap. She had a lot to atone for and this might be the first step in the right direction if she was ever going t
Gravity Part Fifty-Six
With a smile on his face, Adrian drove to the daycare; it was quarter to two. He sat in his truck parked down the street and waited. Kiran’s Jeep parked up the street right across from the daycare. Adrian looked at his watch and he was pleased to see that Kiran kept to a routine. It would make his job so much easier.Kiran was on his phone, smiling as he got out of the Jeep and walked across the street. A bell rang in the distance and he watched Kiran walk into the school building. He came back a few minutes later carrying Christian in one arm and his backpack in his other hand.They were laughing and Adrian could tell he was relaxed as he drove off with Christian in the direction of their house. Adrian had been waiting for that. A relaxed Kiran meant Malachi and Adara would also be relaxed and once he kicked off his new plan they wouldn’t know what hit them. He loved it when a plan came together and this time he would have the upper hand. They had no idea that he was back in Seward a
Gravity Part Fifty-Seven
Things at home were tense. Adara and I barely spoke and when we did it was in monosyllables and only when we had to talk to each other. I was still furious with her but we were both equally stubborn and refused to give an inch.She hadn’t yet told me the full story and my patience was wearing thin. The Alpha force in me refused to stand down and the downside was that Adara ignored me as much as I was ignoring her.In the mornings I’d take Christian to school and go to work. I immersed myself in my assignments and poured all my energy into work and meetings. In the afternoons I’d pick Christian up and come back to the hotel without stopping at home.We would train with Malachi and some days without him, depending on his own schedule. We would both shower in the hotel’s gym and go home for dinner. After a few days even Christian picked up on the tenseness at home.“Why are you mad at Adara?”I was lying next to Christian on his bed and we’d just finished his second story of the night. “
Gravity Part Fifty-Eight
Adrian opened his eyes and a smile appeared on his face. He felt rested, invigorated and ready. Today was the day. His warehouse project was complete and he woke Juniper up with his special blended coffee with a spring in his step. His plan was perfect. He couldn’t help the tingle of pleasure that raced up his spine. It was the same tingle he got when he was close to orgasm. If he had more time, he’d find relief in the bathroom, but he was pressed for time as it was.Juniper looked at Adrian and felt another shiver go up her spine as he handcuffed her to the chair and stuffed a face cloth in her mouth before taping over it. He seemed very happy and she heard his whistling all the way to the car.Adrian bided his time and an hour after Kiran had dropped Christian off at daycare, he parked his car in front of the building. He walked inside with a confidence that only he could muster and smiled at the receptionist who smiled back at him.“Hi there, can I help you with something?” She was
Gravity Part Fifty-Nine
Christian was sitting on the bed, looking around. He hadn’t yet touched the water and he just sat there quietly, holding on to the tattered blue rabbit like his life depended on it. Satisfied that everything was going according to plan, he headed back to his car.He drove the car out of the warehouse and left it running while he pulled the big doors of the warehouse closed behind him and drove off. A while later he stopped at the campground and unlocked the cabin’s door.Juniper still sat on the chair, her mouth taped shut and her hands handcuffed behind her. He pulled the tape off roughly and Juniper winced when he pulled the cloth out of her mouth and then uncuffed her hands.“Pack your stuff, we’re leaving.” Adrian never asked her to do something, he just gave instructions.“Where are we going?” Juniper asked him.“Just do what you’re told!” Juniper jumped in fright as he snapped at her.She got her suitcase and packed her clothes. In fifteen minutes she was ready to leave and saw
Gravity Part Sixty
The days after my conversation with Death were spent getting my affairs in order. I had drafted a will a week after we got married and I knew at least that Adara would be looked after. We were in a good place and I didn’t want to die with us angry at each other, so I pushed it to one side and just savored the time I had left with my family.“We won’t be home for lunch. I’m taking Christian shopping.”“I swear his clothes only fit for a month.” I smiled at Adara because it was true. He had gone into a growth spurt like it was a competition.“See you later.” I kissed Adara goodbye and grabbed Christian’s backpack.I dropped Christian off at school and hugged him extra tight like I’d been doing for the past few days. When I was at home I cleared my thoughts and Malachi had looked at me oddly a few times. I couldn’t tell him that I was going to die, I wanted to spare him that knowledge.I finished up my staff meeting at the hotel and checked my emails. I had to submit my paper in three da
Gravity Part Sixty-One
“Kiran, I… what do we do?” she asked worriedly.“You have done enough! Consorting with the enemy. Letting Adrian Peters drive off into the sunset with Juniper!” I spat the words out at her and Malachi placed his hands on my shoulders.“You have to calm down. Now!” he said sternly and I stood back.“You phone Juniper,” Malachi said to Adara.“She phoned from a private number. I don’t have a number for her.” Adara was close to tears as she realized she had no way of helping.I turned around and walked outside. I didn’t know how to handle this. I kept thinking how afraid Christian must be and I dreaded to think what he must be doing to him.Malachi was on the phone with Robert as I walked back inside. “Robert, could you please come to the house. It’s a matter of great urgency, alone.”“We can’t involve the police in this.” I was more in control of my emotions now and I pushed the sound of Death’s voice from my head.“I’m not, I’m just involving Robert. He warned us about Adrian in the fi
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