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Confrontations And An Ambush

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I literally felt the room spin and my temples throbbed.

Apprehension gripped my heart tight when I raised my face to see Jared walking into the room.

"I...I thought you were gone." I licked my dry lips and gulped nervously.

"Zion and Zaya are my children?" He kept his gaze on mine.

I filed away apprehensive thoughts and conjured calmness and quick thinking. "Where did you hear that?"

"You just said it. I heard you clearly." He looked ready to argue and was that hope and excitement I saw in his eyes?

Oh no! He was not getting his hands on my children.

"You heard wrong." I replied, folding my arms in defiance.

"Uncle Pete." He faced his uncle who was still seated and quiet. "Tell me the truth."

He met my gaze, I silently pleaded with him not to reveal anything. Damn my big mouth!

But then in my defense, I thought he was gone. How would I have known he was lurking and eavesdropping.

"Why were you not picking my calls?" Uncle Pete asked him instead.

"Uncle Pete..."

"Answer my question,
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