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I suddenly broke down. I cried, “I wish I could tell you why I didn’t get there sooner. I wanted to save all of them, but we just didn’t get there soon enough.” I was quickly turning into a blubbering mess. I couldn’t even look at the woman who was so distraught. Joey approached the woman, “What was your son’s name?” She answered, “Michael. He liked to be called Mikey.” Joey replied, “I knew him. He didn’t like being bossed around. Did he?” The woman shook her head as she slightly smiled, “I will admit… He was spoiled. He didn’t like being told what to do.” Joey nodded, “That’s why they killed him. The guy with the whip told him to stay with our group. Mikey told him no and tried to take off running. The guy caught him and threw him back into us. He aimed too high and hit the wall behind us. He died as soon as he hit the cave wall. There is nothing the Princess could have done to save him any sooner. He died just minutes after getting there.” The woman started to get angry again, but K
I agreed to let her stay and Elliot and I went back to our house. We hadn’t even made it to our door when a small crowd formed at our door. We approached them and I asked, “Are you here to pick up your children?” One woman replied, “Yes, Princess. We already went through the other building.” She shook her head and continued somberly, “So many children. It’s so horrible.” I shook my head, “I know. It’s awful.” Elliot smiled, “For what it’s worth, we found many more live children. I can take you to the other house where they all just went to bed.” The mother asked, “Alone?” Elliot’s eyes went wide, “Oh no! No way! There are plenty of people supervising. The kids are great. They’ve been through hell and they can still laugh. Many of them are in wheelchairs now, and they’re still able to laugh. It just amazes me how quickly they bounced back from all this.” While Elliot took the parents to their children, I walked up the stairs to our bedroom and changed into a nightgown that would be pre
We watched as the warriors took the men out of the tunnels and four witches were waiting at the entrance to teleport them to Koda’s dungeons with the rest of the men. I breathed a sigh of relief and looked at dad, “I really hope the leader or leaders is among that group. I want this whole thing shut down.” Dad replied, “I hope so too. Those tunnels are not easy to do a manhunt in. Have you ever heard the term, “Fatal funnel?” I nod my head, “That’s a human military and law enforcement term for having a gunfight in a stairwell, with the gunman at the top. It’s extremely undesirable.” He agreed, “It most definitely is. That’s exactly what those tunnels are. There really is no protection from bullets and those guys have guns.” I agree and we go back to the living room where everyone else is waiting. For the rest of the day, we all have fun playing games, joking around and I smiled as I baked all kinds of treats. We now have brownies with peanut butter swirled through them, chocolate chip
It’s Sunday today, and it’s my dad’s birthday. The first time we actually get to celebrate his birthday with him. I mind linked Taylor last Monday, so she is planning to surprise him this afternoon with a visit. I have been baking his cake. While it was cooling, Calista and I whipped the frosting and sliced the strawberries. When we finished the cake, dad came in the house. I ran to him, hugged him, kissed him on his cheek, and smiled, “Happy Birthday daddy! How does it feel to get to celebrate your birthday with your daughters for the very first time?” My dad pulled back from the hug and I could see tears in his eyes, “I was thinking about that this morning. You have no idea how happy I am to have my girls in my life. I may have missed your entire childhood, but I get to be around you for the rest of my life now, and I get to enjoy my grandbabies from their beginning.” I smiled as my sister stepped up behind him, “And soon you will have two more to watch from the beginning.” My dad s
In a split second, Taylor was behind Evan, I was behind Elliot, Calista was behind Dad and Max was in front of all of us, ready to fight. I would’ve been proud of him if we didn’t have unwanted guests. I step around Elliot and storm, “Who the hell do you think you are? Barging into my home with no invitation.” Her mom stopped and I added, “Taylor is celebrating our father’s birthday with us. It’s his very first birthday that we could celebrate together. Why are you in MY home, ruining our dad’s birthday?” Taylor’s parents stopped and her mother tried to approach Taylor and I stood in front of her, “You can talk in front of us. She does not want to be left alone with you. Say what you want to say and make it fast.” Taylor’s dad stepped forward, “Taylor, I want you to come home. This life you’re living is ridiculous. You are ruining your life and our reputation.” Taylor stepped in front of Evan, “Dad, the life I’m living is not ridiculous. It is where I belong. If you’re so worried abou
One week later, Taylor and I decided to go to town to shop for furnishings for her new house and I wanted to look around at the chef supply store. I have a few pans that are starting to wear out. We went to the mall and Taylor immediately wanted to go to Bath & Body Works. She was fully engrossed in smelling body washes when I saw her mother approach. I immediately mind linked our guards who were standing outside the store, “Taylor’s mom is here again and she doesn’t look friendly. I need a minimum of two of you in here now.” My gaze goes back to Taylor and her mother has her hand pulled back as if to slap her. I run up behind her and grab her hand, “I wouldn’t do that if I were you. Leave Taylor alone. She has already made it clear that you are not wanted in her life anymore.” He mom started yelling, “I invested seventeen years in raising you. You owe me!” Taylor furrowed her brow, “I owe you nothing. You never even told me I was adopted. You didn’t tell me anything. You can’t tell m
Beagan guided us to an area behind the wall and found lots of props. Beagan asked, “So you’re both pregnant? I would imagine Wade is ecstatic over it.” I smiled, “He is over the moon. That’s why we wanted to capture this moment. Both of his girls pregnant at the same time.” Beagan gushed, “I have so many cute ideas! Do you want to use a fabric background or do you want to go to the park?” I looked at Taylor and we both decided we wanted to stay indoors to keep anyone from seeing what we’re up to. We didn’t want word to get back to dad and our mates. Beagan smiled, “I got it. Do you want light and silly photos or solely serious pics?” Taylor and I simultaneously replied, “Both!” We all started laughing and Beagan began, “Let’s get going. This should go pretty quick because I can use magic on you two. Almost all of my clients are humans so far, but business has been really good. I want to thank you and Prince Elliot for encouraging me to do this, Princess. And for getting me started. I
Every male immediately stood up with fists balled up… even Max! I continued, “Taylor’s mom tried to stab her while we were Bath & Body Works. I was able to get the guard in there and I grabbed her hand before she was able to stab her. Then, we were about to get in the car when we heard a loud pop. We looked around and a bunch of guards were tackling her dad to the ground while one guard was moaning on the ground behind us. He jumped in front of the bullet for us. Luckily, he was wearing his vest. He’s going to be sore for a couple days, but he’s alive.” Elliot shook his head, “So I need to find out which guard did that and thank him.” Taylor added, “They have both been turned over to police. Hopefully, bail will be set too high for them to be able to get out.” Evan had his arms wrapped around Taylor tightly and Elliot responded, “I will not have either of you going anywhere by yourselves again. I want guards around each of our houses, just in case they do get out while awaiting trial.”