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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.

is

sitting room, my guards

to

side and a baby in her lap.

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

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mentioned to me that my father

do?” I ask, fumbling over

doesn’t reply, simply giving me a cold look. She’s a beautiful woman, petite, with dark hair and large hazel eyes. Her full pink lips

gesturing towards the children, “Is my son Romulus and my daughter Estrella. Your…ah. Your half

eyes. The baby is also very sweet, smiling up at me in her white bonnet. As I look at the three of them, I can tell that Tristin has dressed them in pale green to

suit suggest that he’s part of their group as well. I look down at myself, dressed in sapphire blue. Perhaps she’s

down with distaste. I sigh, seeing that this isn’t going to

easy road.

to give them all a smile

table. We’re silent as a maid brings

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