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“Oh, but I shall,” she said, and smirked

“Bitch! What have you done?”

“What cannot by now be undone,” she said

For aat a devil “I shall see you in hell!” he said, and turned He knew, all at once he knew Heather was in serious trouble

Heas she chased hi to help her It is over Your horrid little affair is over”

“Is it, by god!” he shouted “We’ll just see about that I will trace her movements I will find her, and I will expose you for the demon that you are”

“But…what of Roderick? You can’t do this to him,” she pleaded “He is your son!”

The words were out before he could stop thely on his tongue, but they were out, and in thathimself

He was on the first step, Sara was on hi for hione…”

Her words frenzied hione froht!”

It all happened so fast, too fast

He heard her screa hysterically as he stood in th of stairs to the marble floor below

He took frantic steps after her, bent over her “Sara?” he called her name, and knew he had sunk to her level He wasn’t relieved when he saw her lashes flutter, and realized he wished her dead

“Mahtened voice came from the top of the stairs

Godwin stared with disbelief to find Roderick glancing accusingly down at him How much had the dear lad heard? He looked into his son’s eyes and had the answer, and he felt a storulf him What had he done? His boy? Had Roderick heard him disclaim him?