Chapter 9: Philip Harrington vs. Troy ‘Travis’ Stanton~ The beat to his heart … Family!

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“Paul?” Troy breathed when he heard his friend’s voice on the other end. “Are you at the police station?” He listened for a moment. “Okay, I’ll come and get you…don’t think because she looks like a nice person, she is.” He said urgently. “These people are murder…” Deloris snatched the phone away.

“Alright, that’s enough.” She cut the line. “At least you know I didn’t lie to you.”

“What do you want from me?” Troy asked quietly. “You’ve already taken everything that I have. My family…”

“We are your family.” Gloria finally said softly as she started towards Troy, who looked at her closely for the first time.

“Oh no, no, no I’m no kin of you people,” Troy said with a shake of his head.

“You are, son,” Gloria said quietly as she stopped in front of her youngest son, her cheeks wet with tears.

Troy stared at the woman and felt a strong wave of emotion he couldn’t understand but which made him want to comfort her, sweep over him. The feeling was so powerful he took an involuntary step cl