Marit's tears were gushing audibly, and she turned toward a dumbfounded Zac in the distance, pouting. "Darling, you don't believe him, do you? Why would I be an enemy of the Turnbulls?"

"Hmm...?"

Frank was caught off guard—this was not part of the plan.

Marit turned back toward him just then, her lips parting slightly to speak in a wavelength that only Frank could hear. "That's for hooking up with that woman."

While Frank was left speechless, Zac bellowed, "Frank Lawrence! Release my wife, you bastard!"

He lunged at Frank like an angry tiger, but Frank easily sidestepped him and tripped him.

"Are you crazy?" Frank snorted in disdain as Zac landed on the floor. "Your wife's already dead. That's just an empty house, controlled by insects."

"I don't believe you!" Zac bellowed even as he scrambled to his feet and jumped at Frank again.

Marit cried miserably, playing along to

with contempt

continued, this time going all out with

him flying with a kick

on Glen right then, he snapped, "Are you just going to

bulging as he could still taste mop water. "Do

"Yeah, where's your evidence?"

where we're standing, you're the

you fine when

almost snapped at the Turnbulls'

shoulder, and he took a deep breath

Marit to the floor and lifted her hair, revealing a beetle-sized bug latching

She's dead!" he snapped coolly. "She's now just a puppet—or, if you

his eyes red even as he limped from the distance. "She just came back from abroad, and she brought us that wine...

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