Chapter 2: The Thief Who Stole A Life

Chapter 2

Fourteen years later,

"Are you sure that you want to leave?" Dominic looked at the young woman who was holding her duffle bag in her hand and asked with a frown, "Abby is not happy with your decision to leave."

Inez blew the strand of hair that was determined to make her lose her temper and replied, "I am only going for a few days. It’s not like I will not return and you said that it’s nothing serious; Abby will be fine, right?"

She didn’t know how many times she had asked Dominic this question, and every time the man would look into the horizon before answering her that everything was alright.

And just as she expected Dominic looked at the far end of the room before nodding. "She will be fine."

Though she knew that the man was lying, Inez didn’t push him. She knew how touchy Dominic became when it came to his sister.

She pursed her lips before popping a chewing gum in her mouth. She said, "Then I don’t see the point of changing my plans, Dom. My grandma is sick and I need to go; I don’t know whether I will see her again or not."

At the mention of her grandmother, her eyes turned red and Inez sighed thickly.

Fortunately, Dominic got the message and he nodded with a stiff neck.

"Then you should go and see Abby; she was asking for you," Dominic told her.

Upon the mention of the little girl, Inez’s eyes softened. She pulled the straps of her duffle bag and nodded. "Then I will just hop in and take a look?"

"Sure."

The two of them then left the small house that belonged to Mia and her family before heading to the large mansion where Dominic lived with him.

"Hello, Mrs. Cherith," Inez greeted Dominic’s mother, who seemed wrought with worry but still smiled at her when she heard Inez greet her.

"How are you, my dear? All set to go to your grandmother’s?" Mrs Cherith asked.

"Yeah," Inez nodded in response before looking around. She frowned when she didn’t find Abertha. "Where is Abby, Mrs. Cherith?"

"She is lying in her bed," replied Mrs Cherith as she glanced at Dominic.

Upon hearing this, Inez turned to look at Dominic and said to him, "You said it was nothing serious!"

She then turned on her feet and headed upstairs, where she rushed to Abertha’s room.

"Abby!" Inez called the little girl who was lying on the bed with a pale face.

"Nessie!" Abertha smiled back, though her smile was tinged with pain.

"What happened?" Inez asked. She looked at the little girl and frowned. She had asked this question again and again, but no one answered her. If they had, then maybe she could have saved Abby from whatever was hurting her.

"I am fine," Abby replied with a sigh. "You don’t need to worry about me; what about you? Are you prepared for the trip?"

bit her lip.

chuckled, which turned

"Abby!"

"Abby!"

rushed over and held the poor girl who was having

she waved her hand and said to Dominic, "Tell her to go, Dom. After all, I will get better for sure

said, "Your grandmother is really sick after losing her mate, Nessie. You

want to leave but then Abby pouted and threatened, "If you don’t go,

"For, um, six days!"

punishment," teased Inez as she ruffled Abby’s hair and

on the cheek before saying, "I will be back in a

"Sure."

her feet and heading out of the room. Seeing her

sigh. She knew that

her cheek that Inez

I need to get

cheek, "I will be back. I just

"See you soon,"

you soon, my

then, Dominic didn’t know that it was

"DOMINIC!"

and frowned when

"What’s wrong?" he asked.

is having a fit

the training hall. "Go and bring the siren’s tears!" he commanded as

"ABBY!"

She clutched her chest and shouted, "It

pain, Dominic felt as if his heart was being gouged out. "Tao is bringing the medicine; you will

turned to look at the people behind him and

at once to look for Tao, who

hands, his eyes turned red with anger

Tao replied. His words all jumbled as he rushed

at the casket where a young woman was lying before shaking his head. "She was so young. Who would have expected

who was holding a lily in his hand and sighed. She lowered her voice and whispered, "Poor Dom has suffered twice the loss. His sister died and the one who killed her is his best friend. I

believe it is Inez who stole the siren’s

is up and about, I heard... " the first woman spoke conspiratorially. "That woman is going to live another

sheer selfishness at this

know, right? The Siren’s Tear could have saved Abertha’s life; why did she have to steal and give it to her

from the murmurs, Dominic was looking at his sister, who was lying

I get better, let’s go and play in the Valley of Flowers. I want to be surrounded

words to him with a smile on her face, and she was indeed surrounded by a lot of flowers — just not in the way

him on the shoulders. "Don’t worry, she will have

back of his arm. "I cannot believe that Inez would steep so low—but what can we expect after all the

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