At the sound of my voice, he grunted but did not do much else.

Worried that the servants would walk in on us, I reiterated my request. “Mr. Danny, would you…”

 

Suddenly, he flung his head up violently and stared at me.

My heart skipped a beat. “Mr. Danny…” I stammered.

“Don’t provoke Mr. Abe. He’s more frightening than you could imagine.” With that said, he turned and walked unsteadily away.

I stood rooted in surprise.

“I just wanted to visit them, are they alright?” I called to his departing back.

“They’re still alive.”

I sat down hopelessly on the floor. Is this how it will be?

What if I begged Abe to?

At this thought, I stood up and obtained a knife from the kitchen to slit my wrists.

I was very familiar with the process having done it countless times when I was mourning my dear child.

I passed out in the living room. My last memory was of the panicked servants rushing over to my limp body. With that in mind, I sighed in relief before losing consciousness.

I awoke in the hospital; being hardly surprised. As expected, Abe was by my bed.

he asked without

kill yourself?” Dante asked

his expression was cold. I

inform Abe that I

Abe, I said in a hoarse voice.

what?”

“For their lives!”

coldly. “One life for

relationship with the Murphys?” I asked. My throat still

to do with me?” he

I…

“The Murphys will be able to locate me, no matter where I am. Since you already have plans to send me

in her brain or something? Talking about favors with Mr.

and looked

again. “What is your relationship with the

deliberately. I knew that they feared the Murphys. The closer they think I am to the

goes both ways,” he said after a moment’s

do you want?”

reply, the doctor entered to replenish my medication. Abe’s gaze followed the

long more for her wound to heal?” he asked

doctor eyed him with suspicion. Dante conversed

a few sentences and

days. Get

he would hurt Nora and the rest within this timeframe. “What about

unharmed.” With

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