His Betrayal, My Second Chance

pulling me back to the present. "You're the key to Orac

answer. It was the exact same question, th

from the air conditioning, but from a cold, deep-seated fear that clung to me from that other life.

r. The date and time glowed in the corner. It was r

ips as he watched me. He expected me to say his name. He was so sure of it, so arrogant in his belief that I w

he fear was still there, but now it was forge

t road again. I would n

n my eyes. I saw a flicker of confusion i

and spoke, my voice clear and stea

work with J

prising-everyone expected it-but the dead, emotionless way I said it. It wasn

ve on. "Excellent. Jake, step forward. Yo

sk of shock and a strange, deep-seated revulsion. He look

ng I never expected.

and firm, stunning the entire

utterly bewildered. He glanced at Sarah Jenkins, who was

d on mine, filled with an accusation that made no

fiancée, Sarah," he announced, pulling her closer. "We will

e way he said it, the way his eyes burned with a famil

me twisted way, Jake Thompson