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“What befell you after you left me?” he demanded.

Mavis’ eyes flickered, hesitation evident in her face. She didn’t want to remember the horrendous events that had transpired. She shook her head and replied, “Nothing happened. I went straight home after I left you.”

He knew she was lying! In the past twenty minutes, he’d had someone look into Mavis’ whereabouts. She had indeed been taken away after leaving.

“Mavis, I’m tempted to kill you.” Suddenly, Harlan was holding a black gun, the barrel aimed squarely at Mavis’ forehead.

As the icy metal touched her temple, her hand involuntarily loosened its grip, and the fruit basket she’d been carrying plummeted to the ground.

“Harlan, why would you do this to me?”

“Don’t act so innocent. You know precisely what you’ve done. Derek’s life hangs in the balance. You must answer for this,” Harlan’s voice quivered with rage.

“Is Derek in

reveal Marcus ‘injury, and you complied. They used that information

heavy, spoken through gritted teeth. Mavis could feel the threat

man she cared for would

hadn’t disclosed anything about Marcus‘

drove

and abuse rather than yield

G E L A ‘s L

I lied earlier. I didn’t go directly home. I was abducted and taken to a run-down house. They tried to force me to speak of Mr. Thomas’ injury, threatening me, even… But you must believe me. I never said a word about Mr. Thomas’ injury. If I did, may

she couldn’t bring herself to say

His eyes shifted to

Derek was merely a