Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

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But the men didn't even blink.

They simply sat there, vacant eyes, as if she weren't there. As if her baby weren't dying in front of them. Emma's breath was caught.

No.

She couldn't lose her.

She wouldn't lose her.

Hugging Emily, she crawled to the nearest armed man to herself, dragging herself to one of the men. She kept in front of him, her fingers grasping his pants as if he were the only thing between her and destruction.

"Please," she pleaded, her voice breaking. "Save my children. I'll do anything. You can do whatever you like to me, hurt me, kill me, I don't care. Just let them go."

Silence.

Then.

Asarcastic, slow clap echoed around the room.

Emma tensed.

A voice of amusement echoed from beyond the shadows.

the voice was languid. "That was the most terrible

would not have found that

her heart jumping further as a figure emerged from beyond the

It was Annie.

dress, her hair styled, her lipstick a rich,

gazed at her

Annie mocked.

sugary sweet, but her eyes flicked with anger. "Did

with this one?"

away

tighter as she got up. Ethan a

sake, Annie," Emma pleaded, her pride eating. "I beg of you-please let my

He was no longer sobbing. He was no longer blaming his mother or backing away from the show. He

But Annie merely laughed.

the first place." she said while examining her perfectly manicured nails, "if you'd

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the

Emma trembled with fear.

gaze was filled

could you?" Her voice was sharp like razor, trembling with anger "You stabbed me in the back first, Emma! You did this! So do not even look at me like I'm the bad one when you

at the raw contempt

she could utter a word, Annie faced the gun-toting men, her lips curling

respond before clothes were ripped off her and she was dragged from