76. TAKEN

~RUBY

My heart thudded painfully in my chest as I read articles after articles, detailing the accident that led to Mr Riverstone's death.

There was articles about Xena too, but it didn't get much acclaim, and minimal attention was paid to her.

The dates though. The dates was exactly the same, and it coincided with Xena's last entry.

I suddenly fell into an abyss of fear. If what I read from Xena's diary was right, then we were in deep, deep trouble.

Mr Richard seemed to have dangerous bones in his body.

But what if I was jumping to conclusions? What if Xena has heard it all wrong?

Could Mr. Richard really be the one behind the death of Ethan's father?

I could not shake off the feeling of dread though, and my heart raced, temporarily blocking out the pregnancy from my mind.

Ethan. I needed to call Ethan. If my suspicions turned out to be true, he needed to stay away from that man.

I dialed his number several times, but it wasn't going through. Was his phone d