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He looks around at the kitchen. “We couldn’t keep you out of here,” he says, “your mother, the maids, or me. You always wanted to come in and pull out all of the pots and pans. Pretend you were cooking. Or just bang on them.”

I just stare at him, bewildered. I was only five when we went to live with David – it was certainly old enough to remember something. How did I remember nothing?

Alden indulges me for a moment and then nods back towards the

living room. “Come,” he says. “I want to introduce you to some

people.”

I follow, still staring around at the house. My house, where I lived,

as a small child. As I consider it, I realize that they are not unhappy

memories – I have no feelings of fear or trauma attached to this

place.

suppose, is

into the sitting room, my

surprised to see a woman sitting

her side and a

to me. “I’d like to introduce you to Tristin, my wife.” I blink

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to me that my father

ask, fumbling over the words.

doesn’t reply, simply giving me a cold look. She’s a beautiful woman, petite, with dark hair and

towards the children, “Is my son Romulus and my daughter Estrella. Your…ah. Your half siblings, I suppose.” He runs a

also very sweet, smiling up at me in her white

on Alden’s suit suggest that he’s part of their group as well. I look down

up and down with distaste. I sigh, seeing that this isn’t

easy road.

I say, doing my best to

a chair by the coffee table. We’re silent as a maid brings in a

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