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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Hello, Aunt Joyce?” Deanna said into the phone as she turned it on speaker, and Max took out his recorder to get the whole thing on tape. If Deanna was right, this could be huge, and it would be needed to make the case fit more by their standards as officers. “Just so you know, this conversation is being recorded, okay?”
“Deanna, is that you?” Joyce asked as she struggled with the phone. “Why is it being recorded?”
“I have some questions I have to ask you,” Deanna said as she had to ground the words out. This felt so wrong to her, but at the same time, it was the only way she could think of to possibly have some answers.
“You know, don’t you?” The older woman asked, and Deanna’s eyes went wide.
“Know what?” D
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Deanna looked up to him questioningly as he stood up and had to start pacing. That was a sign for her after noticing that he only did that when he was trying to piece things together to form a better picture in his head. She watched him move back and forth through the hallway they had camped out in waiting to hear from anyone that they had got to her siblings. They knew it had to be all at once, or one of them might disappear with some sort of knowledge of the others being picked up. This was bigger than this department should be able to handle. Deanna knew that, and so did Max, but he had faith that everything would work out the way it was supposed too.“What did you find?” Deanna asked as she finally couldn’t take it anymore with watching him pace back and forth on the hallway.“The curse,” Max said.
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“How in the world?” the older man asked as he had sat through the entire conversation listening to the two of the people in front of him. With every statement made, he felt more disgusted that he could even have the smallest part in any of this. He looked Deanna over again as he tried to clear out his throat. “Deanna, I have known you since you were born. I knew your brothers and sisters from birth, as well. I knew your father. No, I am sorry, grandfather, since childhood. Though I had no idea what was going on, I do have to say I didn’t particularly like your mother. She changed him though only an old friend would notice those small changes. I dare say this shouldn’t be a shock as we all saw the favoritism she had with David and some of the other boys I never thought this could be happening right under our noses.”“Not many people saw
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Max walked out of the room for a second as some of the other officers had come back to the conference room. He looked over the group that had amassed in the station. There were sets of adults and groups of children everywhere. He did a headcount of the people and saw that the number was right. They had got everyone in one try unless there were more out there that they didn’t know about. Max had some questions for the people who were not blood tied to the family. The spouses of the siblings. They had to answer for everything as well. As he looked at their faces, he started to understand this family a bit more. He felt some sympathy for them as well. It was plain to see they had zero clue as to why they were all there. It was then that Max realized they had no idea at the lengths the siblings would do or had done as well. They had no idea their children were being used as well.The kids themselves stayed
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Cheryl looked up at him, and he could read the horror on her face. She couldn’t speak about it. She was pleading with him silently, not to ask her in front of everyone. “alright.” Max said as he motioned for an officer to go and retrieve the box from her car. When Cheryl handed over the keys, Max looked at her and motioned for her to come with him.They two walked down further into the hall, where they wouldn’t be overheard by everyone in the family. “It couldn’t have been easy to come here tonight,” Max said softly as he looked down at the woman.“it wasn’t.” She said softly, “None of them have even tried to see if the kids and I are okay since David went to jail. They have no idea what it is like, but I have a feeling they all will find out.”“Deanna tried to reach you.” Max
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The contents of the box were being taken out and labeled as evidence. As the process would take some time, he looked around the table for the thing already in bags. “Can I?” Max asked as he went to lift one bag up. The officer nodded, and Max lifted it up and began to look at the object in the bag. “What is it?”“Looks like some sort of torture device.” The man said from the other side of the table.“It wouldn’t be the worst he had,” Max said as he began to think of the rooms in the basement that had been lined with them. “This guy was into torture, among other things. He seemed to get off on inflicting pain to his victims.”“I think this is of your wife, Detective.” The officer said as he handed a picture in one of the bags to Max. Max took it and beg
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Max knew they had to be related to her somehow as well though she hadn’t figured that out just yet. The way they looked in the photos was too close to how she looked then and now. This family was giving him a massive headache. Though he never wanted a big case like this one on his shoulders, he was happy he was next to her as she looked up at him and thought the tears threatened to spill out of her eyes. They were still the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen. Max knew he could easily stare into them every day for the rest of his life. Even in the overwhelming idea that there was more hidden in the house, she had grown up in, she stood there with a backbone of steel. Though the day’s events were starting to take a toll on her in the way she stood and the completely emotional state she was in.“They will be there in a little bit.” The captain said as he nodded to the pair in the room.
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Max looked behind him and saw the row of cop cars coming their way. As soon as the large group all got there and heard the reason they were there, no one wanted to go into the house at all. Deanna walked up to the steps and took out her keys. She unlocked the door and pushed it wide. She reached into the house another the wall and turned on the first set of lights.The room didn’t improve with light, and she started to flip lights on as she led the way to the third floor of the house. She was looking around but couldn’t remember where the door was that she must have found by accident as a child. She leaned on the wall, and a flash of a sliver of a memory hit her. She saw a portrait that was in the same place. She wondered why she had thought of that one portrait. That one portrait had always scared her.It was on the second floor, not the th
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The walls were covered in what appeared to be tanned hides of smaller animals. At least that is what he was hoping for, but knowing this family as well as he did, he knew what they were. If Deanna realized she wasn’t reacting to it as he looked down at her. He was trying to stay focused, but the more he looked around, the more he wondered at the woman next to him and how she had wiped this mostly from her memory. The low light of the candles that lined the walls though he realized they were the type that was battery operated, but he could see they were newer. The dried wax was running down the walls in places in long strips. It added to the idea that this place was never really found by anyone else before.The other stains on the wall were there, and he had an idea as to what they were. As he looked around, he waited to see these other people that were here, but Max had begun to think he had already see
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Weathering the Storm Author's Note
The insanity series is now complete. The wonderful journey this has taken me on along with the wonderful people who have joined along for the ride know the ups and downs and the five months of my life it took to write this series.i am insane proud of the outcome and how it all worked out. The next series which is the nightmare series will begin in december. The first book in the series "The nightmare begins" is ready and will begin on December 1st. Though the first book does not have Max and Deanna i will tie in to the insanity series with the second book which i will begin writing in early 2021.Thank you for coming along on this journey and don;t forget to check out the other books in the Series.Across the DeskWeathering the StormAnd Breaking the Eye Wall....
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And the rain fell... is the latest release for 2020.A scary love story with many twists and turns. Hope you enjoy.if you like the idea of cult fiction and romance rolled into one then this is a great story. It follows a young doctor who managed to get away from the "the Sect" with her father when she was a teenager. Now in her twenties she is in the same area she moved too. She stumbles into a nightmare and with it the possiblity of love.He didn't know the truth about his family. The young doctor was able to answer some of his questions. She had all the answers for him to finally understand but even more so she held the key to his heart. They have to go through hell together but in the end they find themselves and a love that is pure.
Weathering the Storm Quick update
This is the second in the insanity Series dealing with the Watson's and the two characters of Max and Deanna. The third will be released in November of 2020.The name of it is Breaking the eye wall. It continues shortly after where Weathering the storm leaves off.A tie in series will be released in December called "The nightmare begins." This story though fictionalized did happen in the US in late 2019. The charaters will be along or the journey in Breaking the eye wall but they will have their own series called "Nightmare". This is the first book in that series.i have more to come and hope you enjoy.All books will be released on Barnes and noble .com as well by the end of the year. I truly hope you enjoyed the books and will continue to read my writing. Reviews are always welcome and I love hearing from you.Kat
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As they looked over the crowd that had gathered he leaned closer to her, “I said small by the way. I had no idea.”“It is fine.” She said as she smiled up at him. She smiled at the crowd that was making their way up to the pair. She saw the other flower girls and smiled at them. Her aunts were here with their new families as well. “how?”“I have no idea.” Max said with his grin. “it is just a magical day when a human marries the elf queen.”“I don’t get you.” She said as she shook her head and he laughed. The first wave of people finally had made it to them. As Max introduced her to his extended family one by one she smiled and was true to form in being the nicest person in the world. After the first wave the second came upon them. These people she alr
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After getting the girls ready Deanna sat on the bed knowing Max was getting himself and Henry ready in some other place in the house. She looked at the mirror in Max’s old bedroom and she smiled as she got in her dress. Her hair was another story. As she brushed it out the natural waves came through and she smiled as she knew anything she tried to do to it was going to fail.She applied the light make up she had chosen and then brushed the hair again as it was drying. When she placed the veil on her head along with the metal leafed crown that Max had insisted on because of course she was the elfin queen and she had to look her part for the day. As she smiled when Marie had knocked and opened the door at her answer.“You look so beautiful.” She said as she looked at Deanna with approving eyes. The older woman looked to be on the verge of tears. “I know that this
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When they woke up in the morning they tried to keep the kids on the schedule thy normally stayed with for the mornings before work. Everyone was dressed in normal clothes and Max had already taken the outfits for the ceremony out to the car. Everything was now packed up including travel beds and treats along with meals. The day was ready to begin for real now.Deanna went into the car after they got the kids in it and was sitting there ready for the day. Still a little tired from the night before as they had enjoyed the last night of being single. Max smiled at her and started the drive. Though it would take an hour he was fine with the relative silence in the van.His parents house would be a staging area for them. They would unload the van from their stuff for the day and then they would pile up back into it to set up for the day. Then they would retu
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Max led the way to the car after putting the portable cribs back in his office. It was always a hassal of lugging the cribs back and forth but he wasn;t willing to leave Deanna for any amount of time where he couldn’t act if he had too. The news had hit about the Watson siblings and that added to the frenzy around the orginal case. She was still very much in the crosshairs. Max wasn;t willing to budge on the fact he needed to be there around her and he had to be armed as well.He would gladly protect her from any of the possible threats that could happen. Though for the most part people seemed to respect her privacy and didn’t ask to many questions some thought it was okay to dig deeper into her life. Soon one element would be erased. It was a beginning to end the nightmare that had surrounded the two.Max was more surprised when he received
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The next few days flew by as they settled into a new routine. Max was doing the barest minimum for the class. The students all noticed and more than a few had questioned him about it. The office hours had been cut and the lectures had become almost boring as Max spent more time holding one of the kids than he spent talking to the students.“I know that you all were interested in the class however things have come up and we will not be continuing like we were before. I know in the beginning of the year I explained how I want all of you here for each lecture. Now the only thing that will really be required is that you show up for the exams and the final.” Max said as one of the students looked at him and asked what was really going on.“So you are finding that letting your TA and her kids into your life a little too much?” one of the girls asked from the second r
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She yawned as they got in the van after putting the kids down. He smiled to himself knowing the reason she was so tired lately and for once it really didn’t have to do with the family she had left behind. It was the family they were building together. The baby would be the one to unite them completely though it didn’t matter to much to him. it was more about the life they were building together. The baby was just a symbol of the love he had for her and the reverse was also true.She had walked into his life three times and changed it each time. The only student he was ever attracted to and the one who had his heart and had taught him that he could love. She had given him a purpose in life with her presence and with her little elf siblings. He now felt more at ease with himself and his life that he was okay with losing his job though he had planned on leaving it.
