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

would not have found

further as a figure emerged from beyond

It was Annie.

in an extravagant silk dress, her hair styled, her lipstick a rich, blood

her with tear-stained

Annie mocked.

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

with this one?"

away

around Emily even tighter as she got up.

beg of you-please let my children go.

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

But Annie merely laughed.

in the first place." she said while examining her perfectly manicured nails, "if

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in the

Emma trembled with fear.

filled with hatred

you Emma." she sneered. "I warned you. I asked you to leave my Alexander alone, but you simply could not resist, 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 requested

the raw contempt in

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

were ripped off her and she was dragged from her