When love turns to ashes
And Xander, whatever mask he wore, was hiding something.
Audrey stirred in the hallway and called out sleepily, “Larry, are you coming to bed?”
He didn’t answer. Instead, he stared harder into the city night and whispered once more, “I’m coming for you, June. And this time, I won’t lose you again.
Larry’s heart stopped at the sound of Audrey’s scream.
“Larry… the baby! I’m bleeding!” she shrieked from down the hall, her voice raw with panic and pain.
He shot up from the window in an instant, the weight of his thoughts forgotten as he dashed toward the source of the sound. There she was Audrey curled on the floor near the bathroom, her dress soaked with blood, her face contorted in agony. The