His uncle's obsession

spare my da

eped rhythmically. A man's hand reached for t

but don't hurt my dad! For years, my dad trusted

d she could only watch helplessly as the heart

o.

ably as she screamed in

ile, holding a short knife as he approached her step by step. "Th

down Crystal Foster's spine, as if s

! Get away

rvive, she mu

nd she could almost see the red lines crisscrossin

in her ears, accompanied by tin

yes, flailing her hands wildl

hu

hoed, and the w

as as she gasped for air, feeling as if invisible hands had

e wa

e realized she was in a spacious, bright bedroom, desi

ng windows, lace-trimmed blackout cu

to won't do it again. Ple

voice fro

nd and saw a child crouched i

le, a pale little face, and eyes like black gems covered in a l

never had a child, let

led fuzzy caterpillars, and gently placed a soft, tiny hand on he

ill

d open from the outside. Two men in black rushed in

h Mommy... together!" The little boy kicked and punched in th

tried to get up, but a sharp pain pierced her he

tt

nd commanding, making the air

p to see a tall, sharply dressed figu

as hap

clear her mind. To the men in black, it was a warning si

et bound as if shackled. The hysterical cries of the child echo

y? M

ind, scenes that didn't belong to her but to another

ife, forcing a marriage, and had become mad with unre

uld th

zen in disbelief, replay

that she was

s Hyland Riley's uncle. And now, she h