Sequel: Unknown Calling ›
Calling Carter.
Never found.
“I adopted her.” Layny finished quietly. “There was nothing else for me to do.”
“It was hard to accept, at first,” Kala said softly. “It upsets your whole world, everything you know. The very foundations of your life, your identity… Gone, because it feels like it was never real, to begin with. I had a lot of counselling for this.”
“I’ve looked out for Kala all her life,” Carter said roughly. “If that Caidan assh--” he glanced at his mother, who shot him a warning glance “—guy thinks he will mess with her, I’ll sort it out.”
Then Kala looked at her mother. “I don’t want to move again.”
At my shocked and confused face Layny hastened to explain. “We think Kala’s… mother’s abuser may have managed to survive. His body was never found.”
“It was hard to accept, at first,” Kala said softly. “It upsets your whole world, everything you know. The very foundations of your life, your identity… Gone, because it feels like it was never real, to begin with. I had a lot of counselling for this.”
“I’ve looked out for Kala all her life,” Carter said roughly. “If that Caidan assh--” he glanced at his mother, who shot him a warning glance “—guy thinks he will mess with her, I’ll sort it out.”
Then Kala looked at her mother. “I don’t want to move again.”
At my shocked and confused face Layny hastened to explain. “We think Kala’s… mother’s abuser may have managed to survive. His body was never found.”
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This is a bit of a cliffy. it's short because after this it DOES become sinister and dark etc etc blah blah lol. I have said that this is a tragedy, but im warning you again in case no-one saw. i do hope you keep reading but it's not nice if you aren't expecting it... love for all my readers :)