”Tara reached out and took it from Max. She sniffed before taking a long drag on it before handing it over to John. Tara could feel it working throu...h her, giving her a nice little buzz; and she decided it was some good stuff indeed. The joint got passed between her, John and Max, but she noticed Daren wasn’t even offered a hit. She thought to herself, at least they are smart enough not to let the driver do drugs and drive.Daren turned a little to look back at her as he was driving, “You want. Indeed Mr Franklin's first visit didn't quite sit right. Why would a man, emotionally stressed from seeing how his wife was behaving, then proceed to the point of having anal sex with her. Surely if he was angry with her to the point of wanting treatment he wouldn't be having sex with her straight afterwards.Also his reaction, and her explanation of what had happened at Peter's party also didn't sit well with me. I couldn't help but think that not everyone was telling the truth.Unless there is. I should have known better. We weren't dealing with a man. And women have long been known as the creators of the worst atrocities.With revulsion choking me, we walked into a room Elizabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess, would have felt at home in.The once-white tiles of the floor, walls and ceiling were encrusted with untold amounts of blood and gore that the water hose in one corner had been unable to remove. The steel grates of drainage holes shone dimly here and there, some clogged with chunks. I’ll whoop his ass.”Athena still in shock added, “I’ll try.”Lawrence suggested, “How about me and Candace take the conversation leads.”“Yeah! Good idea,” Mark concurred.They went out and called the guests to the dinner. It was awkward at best, but they made it. When it came time to end the meal, Mark asked Raine to speak with him and Athena.“Raine. What,” he tried to control his anger.“What do you mean, dad? That he’s white,” Raine said.“Don’t be sassy. You know very well what we mean,” Athena.