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Shattered Lives

Chapter One: Alessa

Three children watched as a woman was being hauled onto the ambulance to be taken for immediate surgery. She was burned, cut and stabbed nearly 20 times, she was lucky to still be able to breathe. The three children looked sad, depressed and furious. Who ever had done that to their mother was going to pay.

The oldest was a girl with dark brown hair and hazel eyes. Her hair went past her shoulders and stopped just before the middle of her back, the hair felt like fine silk. Her eyes gave a cold gaze warning people to stay away. She stood five feet two at 14. She wore a gray colored double spaghetti strapped shirt with torn blue jeans. Beside her was a boy who looked identical to her. He was trying to comfort the crying 9 year old girl. Her mind was swt on two things, family and revenge.

He had wild dark colored hair, thick like a forest and soft hazel eyes. He stood five feet three and he was muscled. He had abs from track and football. His strong arms wrapped around the tiny frame of his smallest sister.

The little girl didn't look anything like her older siblings. She had straight blonde hair with green sparkling eyes from her tears. She was small for her age. Small but a big fragile heart and mind. She cowered in her big brothers arms and cried her tears of sadness. Who could have done that to her momma?

"I don't want to be here anymore. Let's go take a walk." The girl twin said already turning around to walk away. The male twin nodded her way and with the child still in his arms they began to walk away from the crime scene. Sooner or later He would be back. And she didn't want to be anywhere near Him. For all she knew, He could be the reason her momma was in the hospital.

When they turned, a black Hummer was parking in front of the house. Oh great, she thought angrily, the detectives. She didn't want to talk to anyone at the moment and she knew her siblings didn't either. "Quietly" She whispered to them. Both nodded and they continued to walk off, unnoticed.

Everything was going as she hoped. That is until she heard someone shout their way, "Stop those kids!" Instantly, all three children began to run off not knowing what to expect. If they were caught they'd be placed in separate homes but family stuck together.

The boy stuck with the youngest girl while the other was left to run alone. "Watch her!" She told her brother before running into the nearest alley way. She knew it was a dead end but she wouldn't let them take her little sister away, never.

When she turned around she came face to face with two men. One had red hair and wore black sunglasses. The other man looked familiar but she couldn't pin point where she had seen him before. The red haired man stepped forward making her cower in fear. It was a habit of hers when she was intimidated by someone else she deemed powerful than herself. When he noticed this he backed off. "Why did you run? Your making yourself look guilty over something." The other man spoke. She stayed quiet unable to answer. What could she say without sounding weak?

"I'm Lt. Horatio Cane, are you Alyssa-." The girl shook her head. "It's Alessa. No y, it's an e." She corrected proud of her name. "Lovely name." He replied with a smile. Alessa looked down with a hidden smile. She liked being praised…for good things. "Thank you."

"Are you related to a Marcia Delko?" The other man's ears perked up at the name. The lady had the same name as him. Alessa sighed. It was no use lying to this man. He obviously knew about her family. "Yes…that the lady in the hospital." She then looked up at the men.

Both gave soft expressions when they saw the teary eyes and wet cheeks. "That's my mother."

For a few minutes, everything went slow for Eric. The woman in the hospital was his sister! And his sister was nearly killed by someone! This angered him. He never thought his sister would be in such a state, never. "Are you okay?" Eric asked, taking a step forward. Alessa backed into the wall and shook her head angry at such a question.

"No you idiot! My mother is dying! I'm not okay! Nothing will ever be okay!" yelled Alessa the tears falling faster and harder. This was so much for her. Eric raised his brows surprised and amused at her boldness. Did she even know who he was to her?

"Eric," He turned to his boss. "Is Marcia your sister?" Alessa's eyes went wide and fear kicked in. She didn't want to go with a stranger just because he was family. "Yes. That makes me their uncle." Alessa shook he head.

"I won't go with you." She whispered walking forward, suddenly not so afraid of the intimidating man. "We won't go with you! You can't make us!" Horatio then took Alessa by the arm and pulled her closer. He bent so he was eye leveled with her. "Listen to me. If anything happens you must go with Eric. He is your family." She started to shake her head but Horatio placed his hands on her head stopping any movement. "You must. Understand?"

Alessa went limp in his hold, suddenly so tired. "Why do you care? Nobody did before? You don't even know me?" He gave a frown. "I don't have to know you to care." He then stood leaving a shocked teen to think. Nobody had ever said such kind words to her.

Horatio then heard his cell phone beep. He flipped it open and answered. "Horatio here."

"There's been an explosion! And I've been shot at. They took the little girl!" Alessa could hear the woman's loud plea and somehow in the background she could hear Jessica screaming for help.

"Where are you?" The trio began moving out of the alley. "A few blocks north from the crime scene in an alleyway. Hurry!"

"I'll be there Calleigh." Horatio and Eric then ran to the Hummer. He climbed in the front along with Eric but Alessa didn't do a thing. "Stay here-." Before he could even order her around, Alessa took off north, to save her little sister. To save everybody. "Alessa!" Eric called out but it was too late. She was already gone. In her mind, the inevitable was going to happen.

Horatio started to the car and began to head the same way as Alessa but in car.

They hoped they weren't too late. Whoever attacker Marcia was out for the children as well and Horatio couldn't let that happen.