Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

"I watched as she and Phoebe got into it, and even though I couldn't make heads or tails of what the fuss was about, Queena

touched Phoebe's head, and down she went, just like that. I heard them say Phoebe was a goner. It scared the bejesus out of me. I

got to thinking, what if Queena did the sto my dad? Would he drop dead too?"

Abner had his suspicions about Queena, and this little tale piqued his interest.

"Why were they at each other's throats?"

"l ain't got the foggiest. Phoebe was by the window in the Temple family's house, seemed like she saw something that spooked her

good. Then Queena shows up, whispers something, and Phoebe's out cold. I was scared stiff, hid in the bushes, didn't dare make a

peep. I felt like I didn't even know Queena anymore."

Abner fell silent, turning it over in his mind. The Temple family's house? What sort of skeletons were hidden in those closets?

"You mentioned seeing a handsfellow over at Queena's?"

"Ah! Yeah, a real looker."

Abner couldn't put a finger on who it might be, but if Queena was keeping him under wraps, he had to be someone of note.

As Tobias fidgeted, anxious, the sound of Jackson's voice cfrom outside, signaling his return from the Temples’.

Relieved, Tobias was about to head out to greet him when he caught Queena's voice.

"Your injury's nothing to fret over. A few more doses of medicine and you'll be right as rain."

"Queena, I owe you one. Take a fish hwith you for the trouble."

"No trouble at all."

his spine, and quickly ducked

and Queena cin and, seeing no sign of

on a bench, "Said he was beat,

"That little rascal tired? That's a first. Queena,

clutched her bag of medicines, her gaze lingering on Abner, who exuded an unusual

she seize the opportunity to deal

I'll be

to

card game, as was customary in the village following funerary rites. Swould

night.

way to the back room

on the bed,

sat beside him, her eyes tracing the contours of his face

keep him, by any

of needles, hundreds of them glinting in the

the research facility, she had honed her skills on

aiming for one of lan's acupuncture points, but before it could pierce

her wrist.

only his gaze

you trying

her face at the research base, a fleeting glance

her

you stay withforever. As for that fiancée of yours, if you don't

don't you think?"

eyes narrowed, his mouth a tight

state,

No use arguing.

pain shot through his head, and