Peter's Pov

Peter and the others finally got down the long staircase and found themselves in an empty corridor.

"Where is she?", Adele asked and she looked around until she pointed at the door. Adele pushed it open and ran outside. Peter and his sisters along with a tired looking Maxim followed Adele until they saw her talking to Val. Val turned round to see everyone else and her eyes grew very big and she took a step back. Adele had a mother's charms and she stepped towards Val and put her hand out.

"Hiya, I'm Adele and this is Peter, Charlotte, Honor and Maxim", she said and Val gave a small nod. But of course Adele wasn't finished.

"So, we were going to grab some hot chocolate, do you want to join us?", she asked and Val looked surprised.

"I'm not sure, I don't think my mum would be very pleased", Val began but Adele cut her off, "Nonsense, come on", and she took her arm and marched her down to the coffee shop.

Charlotte's Pov

Charlotte sat down with everyone and the lady came round with the drinks. Val asked for water and everyone else got hot chocolates. Val looked around the coffee shop like she had never been in such a place before and smiled at Adele.

"Thanks for inviting me", she said quietly. Charlotte smiled back and stirred her drink with great force causing bits to fly out everywhere.

"So, how long have you been living here?", Peter asked and Val looked up and looked back down at her drink again.

"For as long as I can remember", was all she replied and Peter looked awkwardly at Honor who gave a small shrug.

"Have you got lots of family?", Adele said as she dipped her biscuit into her hot chocolate. Val seemed to pause for a second before replying.

"It's just me and my mum, my mum doesn't speak of my dad", she quickly replied. Val looked really awkward but Adele went in for more questions.

"Can we come over to your house?", she said and Val practically fell off her chair. Val reached down and grabbed her bag and stood up.

"Look at the time, I have to go home and see my mum- I-I'll see you tomorrow", she added hastily and ran out of the coffee shop leaving everyone staring at the door and blinking- as it was like she was never there.

Val's pov

Why, why, why had she agreed to go with them to the coffee shop? Her mother was going to kill her and she knew she would have to sneak in. She came to the footpath of her house and was surprised to see that the door was open. Val crept in and she could hear raised voices coming from the kitchen so she decided to take a look. Val peered in and she saw her mother standing opposite a random man who looked like he might be a truck driver.

"WHY DID YOU LET THEM SEE IT", her mother hissed. Val had never seen her so angry and she felt a pang of sorrow for the man in front of her.

"I-I'm s-sorry Ma'am I swear it will n-never happen again", he quickly babbled and her mother turned around to face the opposite wall.

"Yes, you are right that It will never happen again", she whispered and the man's eyes went wet with happy tears.

"Thank-you so much Ma'am", he replied but before he was about to leave Val's mother grabbed him by the shoulders and said, "It won't happen as you won't be here", and she plunged her dagger into his chest and Val could only stifle a scream as she watched him fall to the ground. Blood splattered everywhere and Val quickly ran upstairs, collapsed on her bed and sobbed until it was dark outside.

Hey everyone,

I hope you enjoyed this chapter which was a good 650 words JI have had a really busy week so I struggled to find time to put it up but here it is anyway! So, who is Val's mother and why did she kill that innocent man? You will find out in the update soon!

You guys know the drill, please r&r and I might post a chapter tomorrow

Thanks,

Heartshade