Sadly, my wife and I divorced a year later and I assumed full parenting rights on my own. Carl and Maria were adopted from two different families when...they were approximately ten years old. They were good kids, three months apart in age. At the time they moved in, both were fourteen years old and confused with their life experiences. They lost their real parents earlier and now faced more sacrifices again. Despite their experiences, they were respectful and managed to cope with their new. I was married in 1985. It was all before I was married.”“Yes, it was.”“So anyway, I asked Bethany to see what Doctor Mercer thought, but not with our names. I asked Bethany to see if Doctor Mercer would treat Abel, and possibly Delilah.”“The names from her research paper.”“Yes. She made sure there were no clues in her paper that could lead anyone to Stephanie and me. The convenient fiction her advisor in Madison used was that it was confessed by a man and woman of retirement age, talking about. Unless you want to live in the courthouse until then, and guard those prisoners yourself, I suggest you find new trustworthy Deputies immediately. My Deputies and I will guard the prisoners until five this evening, when I expect you back.”Sheriff Bean clearly didn’t like being talked to like I’d been talking to him, especially by a much younger man, but he nodded his head and started to turn away.“Sheriff, one final word of caution for you and your new Deputies. Those prisoners will be in your. ‘See ya,’ he said grinning. After having been driven to his studio loft apartment in Soho, Perry sat back with a beer in front of his computer. He had a difficult time trying to get to sleep. His mind was still running a mile a minute going through every detail of his date with a movie star. A few of his friends had already texted him for any details especially those of a sexual nature. Perry said little other than it was a pleasant experience. He wondered what she was doing right now. Was she.