What if Maeve managed to escape the barn Ciaran put on fire, but Angus didn't? So now Maeve is living secretly with her daughter, Morgan, who hasn't a clue what happened to her real father. They've relocated to Widow's Vale, where Maeve's gotten then name Kendal Roberts so Ciaran can't track her and her daughter, and Morgan's not as shy as she was…what happens in this alternative? Read on
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What she doesn't know won't hurt her, right? So why do I feel every day that I must tell her of her heritage?
- Bradhadair
"Mom, I need a diet Coke before I go to school!" I loved Coke, although my mom thought it was repulsive and crinkled her nose at it every time. She was so pretty…and I wasn't as much. She loves me just the same though.
"How can you drink that stuff?" my mom said, right on cue. She came into the room with a diet Coke in her hand, her russet hair swinging on her shoulders.
"Easy," I said, popping the top and taking a large swig.
She smiled and sat down next to me. She looked like she had something on her mind. Actually, she didn't look it, she felt it. Don't ask; this stuff just happens to me. Every time I bring it up though, my mom smiles weakly at me and gives the lame joke that I 'have a sixth sense'.
"What?" I said, a little worried. We were so close; I could not imagine life without her.
"Nothing," she said, swiveling to look at me. "Are you excited about your junior year?"
I shrugged. I was dressed in my usual attire; black halter, faded blue jeans, and a belt hung loosely around my hips. My eyeliner was thick under my hazel eyes, matching my dark irises. "I guess. I'd be happier if Raven and Beth were in my grade, but they're not. I'd just begun hanging out with this girl named Sunny. Such a weird name, huh? But she's nice, and she's Beth's little sister."
My mom nodded distractedly. "That's nice, sweetie." She patted me on my knee.
"Will you please tell me what's going on?" I said, getting aggravated.
"Not now, Morgan," she said sadly, turning her head down. "Maybe later, okay?"
I just nodded and stood up to adjust my belt. "Okay," I leaned down to hug her, and her arms went around me and she squeezed me tight. "Love you."
"Love you, too," she replied softly.
Sorry if it's a short chapter…it's kind of an introduction to Morgan and her friends.