Chapter 40

Asher was the first to curse under his breath as he stared in disbelief at the mark he never would have guessed in a million years would appear on his hand. Yet there it was, the burning sensation in his hand was fading slowly and the mark was clearer now.

Maggie and Lance exchanged glances. She broke her gaze and turned to Asher.

“This was the mark on Trevor’s and Jennifer’s palm right?” Her voice was small.

He nodded too shocked to say a word.

“I-Is this what I think it is?”

Once again Asher nodded his head. He looked up and caught Lance’s shocked gaze from the floor. He was on one knee with his engraved palm placed on his bent knee.

“Can someone explain what this means to me?” he demanded. “What does this mean?”

"We have a problem."

Maggie looked up at Noah who was avoiding her gaze because she was still half naked. “Can you excuse us, Noah? And don’t tell anyone about this until Asher, Lance and I have spoken about this.”

“Yes ma’am,” he nodded and left the room.

“Spoken about wha