Prologue

Jason could hear the worry in her voice as she spoke about Maxie and Lulu. He could hear her say she did it for him. He did not know what that meant but he didn't have time to find out. His fingers flexed as he slowly regained consciousness. He reached for his gun and stood just as they grabbed her. Without thinking he fired off two shots, one in each of the henchman. He reached for Robin's hand in a hurry to get out. Robin thinking fast knocked Helena out then took the key card. He pulled her along as they ran for their lives.

Jason and Robin navigated the halls of the clinic desperately trying to find a way out. They were nearing the exit and she shouted for her mother. Robin would never forget the sound of the loud boom as were pulled into a corridor, she held onto Jason's hand refusing to be separated. Blue eyes met brown, fear was there but it was for her. Soon darkness overtook her and everything went black.

Anna heard her daughter scream and looked back before being thrown ten feet by the impact of the explosion.

Anna had a team search the debris. She only found one body and that was the body of a man she could recognize. She called for someone to assist the man while she went to search for her daughter, the blaze was too hot, Dante and Nathan pulled her and Jason out of the building before it crumbled.

Chapter 1

Jason lay in the hospital in a coma, he had suffered a blow to the head from one of the goons. It had been days and he had yet to be identified. He was registered as John Doe. He was bandaged and had undergone skin grafts to repair the burns on his face.

Her voice calling for him, fighting to get to him echoed through his consciousness. [i] No! You can't just leave him here. Jason![/i] She screamed but he was unconscious, he could feel someone cover him with a blanket. He could feel the effects of the flame and smell his burnt flesh but he found the will to fight for her the woman who saved his life more than once. He wasn't steady, he managed to take down another goon before someone knocked him out just before darkness fell over him he heard her calling her daughter's name.

Jason twitched at the memory then clenched his hands together as he tried to fight his way back.

Anna knocked on Patrick's door, Sam had answered. She smiled at Anna.

"Hello Anna." She stepped aside letting her in.

"I know that we have been over this but this clinic…" Anna paused as she took a seat on the couch.

"You said that Rafe had a card in his belongings. Nina had been there. Were you able to get any information from her?" Anna probed.

"Nina and I aren't exactly on the best of terms. I did try and she was not cooperative. Patrick and I have been working on this but Robin is in Africa." Patrick looked down guiltily.

"Patrick is there something that you are not telling me?" He swallowed thickly.

"Robin didn't go to Africa. Victor Cassadine came here and threatened her. He said that he wanted her to revive Helena and Stavros." Anna stared at him, her mouth opened.

"Why would she? Why didn't you say anything Patrick?" Anna stammered. "You knew about the explosion and you didn't think to come to me then?"

"She said that she wanted to help people. That the work that they were doing there was remarkable. Anna I don't think she was in that lab. I received divorce papers from her today." Patrick stood then walked to the coffee table to pick up the papers. He showed them to Anna.

"It is dated two days after the explosion and it has a letter in it." Anna took the letter, she put on her glasses and began to read the letter.

[i] Patrick,

Victor is dead but Patrick I am setting you free. The guilt eats at me every day. I will always love you but I can't come home. Please know that I love you and Emma more than anything. I cannot bear the grief that I have caused. Maxie and Lulu almost died by his hand. Stavros was after Lulu again. I am sorry, I feel that in order to make up for the things I have done I need to help others.

Love Always,

Robin [/i]

Anna read the letter ten times, none of it made sense to her and she felt like a piece of information was missing.

"So I am to believe that she willingly went with Victor and did not come to me?" Anna looked at Patrick.

"Anna, I begged her to stay. When Sam and I went to the clinic to investigate Nina, I begged her again. She told me that she was staying for her work." Anna raised her eyebrow.

"You said she was threatened but then you say that you begged her to stay. Yet, you never came to me? Did you ever think that she could be reacting to having been tortured for two years? Sabrina being pregnant with your child? No, I imagine you haven't because if she isn't stroking your ego she can go to hell, right?" Anna ranted while glaring at Patrick.

"Anna that is not fair." Anna put her hand up.

"She has stood by you through worse. I will find her. Don't you worry about it." Anna walked out. Sam turned to Patrick.

"She is just upset and concerned for Robin. Patrick she didn't mean it." Patrick ran his hand through his hair. Guilt gnawed at him but he had fallen for Fair Samantha, and the truth meant the end for them. Besides why should he get her hopes up for nothing? When he had heard about the clinic exploding he was a mess. He was numb but she knew the storm that brewed underneath. It was like reliving the lab explosion all over again. She stayed with him and then the papers came. Robin was alive and chose her career over her family, their divorce was final.