I think you should know, and see for yourself before you decide whether to stay or to leave. That bastard cut me deep and the damage is going to be pe...manent." Linda gently pulled back the covers to reveal a long row of stitches across her stomach and down to her right hip. I wasn't quite ready for that and it must have shown on my face. "My womb has been damaged bad enough that I'll never be able to have kids" Linda explained, the pain of reality showing on her face. "I've been thinking about. .. would she really harm herself in anyway? I said to my self.I really didn’t think so but who knows in a situation like this.The shame my sister had felt in all of those entries. Her confusion and her attempt to keep her dirty secret, all of it had come into the light ... all because of me. I have to fix this but first I have to find Darcy.I ran out the back door. I started running into the woods before I even realize I was still naked. It had snowed a little last night so all I did was follow. We’ll still be working together a lot on the tech upgrades, but keeping you topped up won’t exactly be romantic.”She broke into a delighted grin. “Yeah, that’s a real shame. It was totally the romance I was missing.”Alyssa rolled her eyes at her friend. “It wouldn’t have made any difference if I had let you join in. The lady in question was highly motivated to win.” She turned to meet the look of eager anticipation from a pair of dark-brown eyes. “Congratulations, Sakura ... you deserved. I felt great afterwards, and I also had a warm feeling of expectation about what this evening held. Tracey called me just after 4 pm. She sounded elated. Her talk had been well received by an audience that asked lots of detailed follow-up questions. She had aced them as well.“The great thing is that one of the company vice presidents was in the audience and she saw me, that can only be good? And I just out-performed my boss, who is an asshole. He’s very good, a showman, but he gives the same.