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Part Fifty-Two
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Resurrection Part Fifty-Three
“Come on, Kiran. We’ve wasted enough time already. That wood isn’t going to chop itself,” Malachi said and I got up. Outside, we headed to the shed.“So, are you and James stalking people now?”Malachi’s words had me stop abruptly. So much time had passed that I’d forgotten about our road trip to spy on Ramos and I had no idea how he knew.“We just took a drive,” I said solemnly. It was no use lying to Malachi. He always knew when I was lying.“And sat outside Ramos’s house and watched him,” he said. “Kiran, you have to stop that. Ramos is a dangerous man. He has many years of experience on you. You can’t take him on alone.”I looked away from Malachi and gritted my teeth. “I want to kill him.”Malachi swung the axe and split the first log. “I know, but I’m not sure you’ll succeed. You need to have a better plan than watching his house. What would the two of you have done if he had walked up to your car?”I shrugged my shoulders. I had no idea what to answer him because I hadn’t thoug
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James unlocked the front door and held it open for Shoran. They had ten days alone and James was looking forward to it. She put her bag in James’s room and smiled at the thought of spending Christmas break alone with James.They were planning to cook for Garrick and Stephanie two days later since Christmas day was always busy at the hospital. Shoran felt like the luckiest girl alive. She was going to marry the man she loved and she was carrying their baby.They spent the day unpacking and going through the pantry. They worked out a Christmas menu and talked about their plans once the baby was born. James had surprised her earlier with the baby’s first blanket, a neutral white with little rabbits embroidered on one corner.They sat in front of the fireplace that night, and watched old movies together. The next day they started cooking in advance. Shoran realized they needed a few more ingredients and James was sent to the store with a list.Shoran’s hand went to her baby bump, as it di
Resurrection Part Fifty-Five
Ramos hit James on the bullet wound, causing him to nearly pass out from the pain. Ramos grabbed James by his hair and pulled his face up and turned it towards Shoran. “Tell me what I want to know and it all ends quickly.”Dave picked Shoran up and bent her over the table again. He turned her face to look at James. Tears streaked down her cheeks as she looked at James and she closed her eyes.“You’re a dead man,” James spat as he glared at Dave.“Where is Adara?” Dave asked Shoran this time. She gulped for air and Dave ripped the tape off her mouth. She sucked in air and coughed as her tears threatened to choke her. James looked like he was drifting in and out of consciousness, his white shirt stained bright red by his own blood.Dave pressed down on Shoran’s neck and asked her again where Adara was. His face was inches from hers and she spat at him. He slapped her hard across her face and she cried out.James opened his eyes and saw Dave on top of Shoran. Anger and hatred fueled him
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We got Malachi’s car at the airport in Anchorage and started the two-and-a-half-hours drive back to Seward. I wanted to shift and run home since I knew it would be quicker. The hardest part was being patient. We still couldn’t reach anyone, until finally Karani had called the hospital to ask if they were working.“Yes ma’am. Dr. Thomas and his son are in the waiting room and Dr. Stephanie Thomas is in surgery,” the woman said.We decided to go straight to the hospital and I felt a little better knowing James was alive and in the waiting room. That could only mean that it was Shoran undergoing surgery, but that also meant that she was still alive.The drive to Seward felt extra long and tedious. It was snowing and Malachi had to slow down, but we still made the journey in two hours and forty-five minutes. The moment Malachi slowed down in the parking, I jumped out of the Navigator and ran inside.“James!” I called out when I saw him sitting in a chair next to his father. His face didn’
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“I think…” Adara began to speak.“You’re not going back there, Adara!” I said hotly. My voice was filled with anger and Adara shrank back a little.“I know it’s not your fault, Adara. I just…I can’t stop seeing her, pressed down on that table by him, threatening to rape her again.” James had started out calmly but he ended up shouting at the end.We all looked at him in horror. It was the first time he mentioned that Shoran had been raped. Adara had a look of horror on her face and I could see so many conflicting emotions in her aura.“What about the baby?” Adara asked the question we were all thinking.“There’s no news yet…” Sadness replaced the anger in James’s voice.Adara walked over to him and hugged him tightly. She had tears in her eyes and James leaned against her, silent tears sliding down his cheeks.“I just don’t understand why she wasn’t healing,” James cried.“Our healing pauses when we’re pregnant,” Karani said and I was surprised that James didn’t know that. I knew that
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Malachi took James aside as soon as he saw him. They spoke in hushed tones since there were still other people in the waiting room. James nodded his head a few times and they continued speaking. When Malachi was satisfied, he patted James on the back, and they walked back toward us. “I’ll take James to the station to give his official statement. You should all go home,” Malachi said and I knew better than to argue with him. James gave me the keys to my Jeep and apologized for the mess in the back. I found some wipes and cleaned up as best as I could. Karani sat in front, next to me and Adara sat in the back. She’d been quiet since we left the morgue and I was really worried about her. She had been raped by Ramos and with this happening to Shoran, I knew it had to bring back all those horrific memories. She wiped a tear from her cheek and looked out of the window. As the lights brightened the driveway, I saw that the garage door was still open, as was the door leading into the house.
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“Morning,” I said to them and kissed Karani on her cheek. I got a cup of coffee for myself and made one for Adara as well. Karani looked at me through narrowed eyes.“Nothing happened, Mom,” I said with a smile.“Kiran Montgomery Sinclair! I swear to you–” I started to laugh and Malachi grinned.“She was afraid to sleep in her room alone. I promise. Nothing happened,” I said again.“I know, son,” Malachi answered.Malachi always knew things and I had stopped trying to figure it out, because Karani always said that Malachi didn’t have the same kind of powers that we had, but I wasn’t so sure.Adara came downstairs dressed in black jeans and a black hoodie. Her skin was pale against the black of her clothes. Her hair was in a ponytail and she looked like she’d slept ten hours. She couldn’t meet anyone’s eyes and her cheeks were flaming red as she sat down opposite me. Malachi burst out laughing and she looked up, like a deer caught in headlights.“It’s not what you think!” she said quic
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I tried phoning James again and he answered the third time. “How is she?” I asked him, knowing that he wasn’t at home. He would spend every minute at the hospital with her.“She’s still asleep. I feel so angry and guilty because I couldn’t protect her. I couldn’t even protect our child,” he said. His voice was filled with anguish and I wished I could change everything about that day.“I’m sorry,” I said. What else could I say? Nothing could change the way he was feeling now and blaming himself was part of the healing process.“When do I have to be at the house?” he asked.“You really don’t have to be here, James,” I answered him.“No. I need to know what Karani saw when she looked at Shoran’s memories.” James was adamant and I knew that nothing I said would keep him away.“An hour,” I said and he ended the call.I didn’t call him back. We all grieved in our own way and I had done the same thing. I had switched everything off, and distanced myself. I would give James all the time he ne
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