F!fty 8 Daphne comes to make a deal with Kennedy.
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At the advice of my husband, I was not to invite anyone into the castle grounds or the castle itself without his express permission.
My husband was a genius.
I had Douglas take me to the Starling gates in the wheel barrow, since I had no wheel chair.
I waited there for her.
Daphne landed in the gravel next to me. It was like a flapping of wings, then a flash of movement and she appeared.
I asked her to excuse my wheel barrow situation. She said she would.
" Has my son mentioned to you that he was your grandmother's lover before you?"
I felt like this woman was very protective of her boy. I answered honestly.
" We've spoken ma'am. I loved my grandmother very much. Did you know her?"
" Let me say that she broke my son's immortal heart, I had to pick up the pieces when she left him to have her children."
" I see, Daphne you fear that I will also break his heart?" I was feeling uneasy about all this questioning.
" I want you to choose my son, a Moore over your husband, a Howle. I want to offer you something in exchange." She smiled, but it left me with goosebumps.
I was not interested, but she informed me that she could identify the killer of Howle's mate Serena.
" I will lay the name of the killer at your feet, in exchange, you will divorce Howle and marry my boy."
I felt strange, like she was leading me to the guillotine.
I nodded. " I see the importance of this information Mrs. Moore. I am not in any condition to make any decisions at the moment. Would you let me think about all of this?"
" For a price. I must erase this conversation from your memory, so that you do not discuss it with Howle.
I will return it to you when we next meet. I will need some of your blood of course, in good faith."
I frowned. " I cannot give you what you ask for, I am bound by a promise to my husband not to allow my blood to be taken. I apologize."
She stared at me with her lavender eyes. I made a fist at my side and blocked her attempt at controlling me. She frowned and stared into my eyes again.
I picked up my phone. "Douglas I'm ready please."
He came and picked me up, wheeling me back to my castle.
I looked at Luke's mother. She looked like pure evil herself. Her dark hair was cut in a stylish bob. She wore a black suit with black gloves.
She stared at me the whole way back inside. It creeped me the hell out.
I was afraid to mention this encounter to Rena. Luke was gone at work. Howle was in court.
" Douglas, when my sister forced her rule here at my castle, did she seem like pure evil to you?"
He swallowed nervously. "Just like Lucas Moore's mother just now."
" I need you to do something for me please." I asked him to take me to the library. He wheeled me into the room.
" I will call you when I need to return to my room."
He nodded and left me on the sofa.
I stood up and used the fire poker as a cane. I pressed the bookcase and entered my private room.
Fishing my key out from between my breasts and unlocked my secret room.
I lit a candle and sat down. My leg was quite sore.
I brought a pen and paper. I began to make notes of my conversation with Daphne.
I wrote everything down and penned a letter to my husband.
My heart is yours. I am fearful of the unrest in my soul. I am of the belief that the evil that is lurking in Oakspring is actually in the form of Lucas parents.
Let my letters be a testament of my awareness of this evil. I will never willingly leave you my dear, but if I can protect you, Rena, and Robby by leaving, I must.
Luke cannot be considered your enemy because of what we talked about, he has my blood, always remember this. I trust him and so must you love.
If my suspicions are right, I will be divorcing you to marry Luke.
I only do this for you, not because I do not love you. But because I do love you. I wrote these letters to you, to guide you to the truth.
Here is an accounting of my conversation with Daphne Moore today. She tried to erase my memory, but I used my power to block her....
When I finished my letter, I called for Douglas.
He came back, seeing me slumped over, he picked me up and took me to my bed.
I used all of my strength up. I drifted off.
When I woke, Rena was next to me, watching me.
" Are you okay, you look tired. Where did you go today, Douglas said you were in the library, I went there and you weren't there?"
I shook my head. " I must have missed you my dear."
She sensed I was lying to her.
Before she could give me the third degree, Howle entered through my back door.
I smiled at him and tried to sit up.
Rena left us for privacy.
I took his hand and kissed it.
" Hard day love?" I could see things did not go well.
He was tired and looked strained.
" I'm facing life in prison Kennedy. My lawyer sees no way around this."
I was debating telling him about Daphne visit when Luke knocked on the door.
He walked up to my husband and hugged him tightly.
Something must have happened in town.
" Tell me," I said sitting upright.
" A witness has come forward." Lucas said.
" What, who?" I said, worried.
A woman from the Cave, she is saying that Orcas killed Serena, she saw the whole thing.
She says that Serena confided in her that Howle was angry when he found out...."
" Found out what?" Rena said as she came into my room.
" That you and Serena were lovers. Ridiculous my dear, so dumb." Howle said smiling.
I looked at Rena.
My mind was screaming at her, Tell him!
She sat next to me and squeezed my hand to keep me quiet.
The only problem was that Luke could read me. He knew what I was screaming.
He put his arm around Howle and took him outside for some air.
" Tell him the truth, if there was a witness, it will all come out love." I encouraged her.
" I will, just not right now, Robby is near, I can sense him. I will tell him in the morning." She said.
I closed my eyes and sent her a warm hug. I turned my open hand and moved the warmth from the fireplace to her.
I heard her sigh.
The men came back in from talking outside.
" Well, Lucas wants us to talk to Daphne, seems she wants to help us beat Weston at his games. She asked me to get her an invite into the castle.
A Starling must invite her. Kennedy?" Howle asked me.
I looked at my hands, they were drawn into fists.
" She did get me bailed out of jail." Howle added.
" I...well, I need to think on this." I said.
Luke looked at me, he was perplexed by my hesitation. He was trying to read my mind, I blocked him out.
His phone rang.
" Yes mother, I will ask for you hold on." He held the phone to me.
Howle frowned,"Don't be rude, she's our alli Red."
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