She was with him for the glamour, a few baubles, some sex, and yes, the degradation.Known truths about oneself that are long suppressed and denied are...usually painful when they are inevitably confronted. Chelly was suffering huge doses of remorse, regret, and anger at herself.Her mother, having long prayed for the revelation to happen, did everything she could to help. She took care of the kids and treated Chelly like the invalid she was. Most of all, she said absolutely nothing about what had. " Damn," Ryan cursed with faked disappointment while tipping his headforward to drop his coins back in his hand. "Then I guess I'm screwedon that front." Sure seems that way," I agreed with a smile. "But seriously, Ireally don't mind handling the car and cash requirements, so saveyourself the money and having to deal with your dad." Yeah, okay ... I guess that works," Ryan relented, obviously not allthat happy about it."Exactly," I affirmed.With a shrug, Ryan scooped up his burger, unwrapped. When Dante returned, a hood shrouding his face and his knives all intact, the rest of the team were just returning in the two final trucks. Jenday was in the cage and under the strict supervision of five guards. Kagé was in there with her, circling her like a predator. She suddenly looked so vulnerable without her assassin’s garbs and weapons. Just another innocent claimed by the Syndicate. At that moment, Kagé struck out at her, knocking her to the ground violently. The crack of her knees. There are those who will say I am plagiarizing, however, this is an exact word for word copy of the originally printed work – which can be found at http://neatopotato.net/xnovel/browse_author/ – search for Jolene Homes. Look it up. It was going to be titled Family Games, however the publishers decided a name change was in order. Enjoy it on its own. I will be posting the remaining chapters in the upcoming days. Holding her father by the hand, Lorena reached for the doorknob. It had taken three.