Itall started with twins, but it'd gone far beyond that. How many victimsdid I abduct over the years? I always had such a clear image of theirfaces in...my mind, but now I could only recall a handful. I'd lost mypassion for the work and instead became obsessed with power, specificallymagic. Men were denied its use, but I'd been determined to find a way tomake it mine and... I did.I'd never been given the time I needed to test it, they came before Icould and I'd been forced to inject myself to. The same sort of conversation that Julie and Gary usually had and she usually enjoyed and participated in. Why was she so distracted tonight? Because of a guy she had never seen before, who had a cute little bar fly hanging all over him? A few times during dinner, Julie had looked over at the handsome stranger, only to find him looking back at her, his eyes boring into hers. She quickly averted her eyes, hoping that Gary wouldn’t notice the color rising in her cheeks. The second or third time. Inside was a piece of paper and a rather simplistic ring, a band of polished metal with nary a diamond or a gem. "A simple ring?" He took it out of the box and was surprised at how heavy it was for its size. The only decoration on it was a stylized letter 'C' inside the band, which he felt grateful for. It must have been an heirloom since it had signs of worn. Still, at least it fits his name. When he slipped the ring on his ring finger, it started to get warm. "Could have had a gold ring, at. But they never have sympathy for me they just called me a whore. The ring of the doorbell awoke me from my daydream. Mum must have answered the door and about a minute later I heard someone knock on my bedroom door. Come in, I called out. I watched the door to see who it was. The last person I expected it to be popped their head around the door. It was Selena. Why the hell was she at my house? And even worse than that, why did mum let her in if she knows that Selena and I arent friends. What.