Chapter 217: The Dark Images

Edrick

I hated to leave Moana behind, but I missed too much at work while she was in the hospital. Now that she was safely at home, I only needed to go to the office for a couple of hours to deal with some meetings.

Unfortunately, those couple of hours quickly turned into a full day of work. By the time I headed home, it was already starting to get dark out. All I could think about was getting home to Moana and my daughter and spending the rest of the evening with them.

However, when I got home things seemed incredibly… off.

The penthouse was dark and quiet when I arrived. It wasn’t that late, which was a bit confusing. But as I started to make my way through the penthouse and found Selina sitting in the kitchen by herself with only a lamp illuminating the room, I quickly realized why everything felt so strange.

shaking that she was crying silently. She stopped when she heard me coming, but I knew that she was

asked, getting up and wiping her hands on her apron. “Sit down.

the kitchen and sat down, watching as the old housekeeper scurried around and began preparing a meal. It was strange to see her acting so emotionally; she was normally such a stoic and stern person as long as I had known her, and yet since she met Moana that

going on?” I asked suddenly,

a grilled cheese. “What are you talking about?” she said. It was clear that she was hiding something, judging

is, Selina,”

cheese on top before wiping her hands on her

some strange reason, but the pressure of the lines and the way that the drawing seemed so chaotic indicated

doesn’t remember anything,” Selina continued. “She said that she was just sitting in her bed, and then when she came to she was surrounded by dozens of similar pictures. I found her like that, and I believe her… But I think she needs

with my eyes narrowed. “What are you trying to

be in an institution for a while where they can keep a close eye on her and take better care of her than we can

as I gripped the paper tightly in my hand. “I won’t

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