Disclaimer: See chapter 1

Erin and Joseph held their new daughter, Anna Leigh. She was born in the early morning hours, and gave her mom a hell of a birth for a first child.

But she made it up by being an adorable baby.

She was born with a head full of bright blonde hair, long eyelashes, and the bluest eyes.

They received presents from Lane & Ruth, and Penny & Riley, who had just had announced their engagement. How that happened no one knew, but the rumor was Riley had been drugged on his own wine again, and didn't realize he was to be hitched until after he had woken up the next morning.

And then about a week later, Ruth gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Both had reddish brown hair, and the usual newborn blue eyes. They were named Richard Ryan, and Mythriel Dawn.

Richard was born first, and would be the heir to the mansion the families' lived in. During this time of the births, Lane had increased his wealth from his inheritance and the stock market, and had become a very rich man.

They held one huge welcome to the family birthday party for all three children, and invited all of Lane's rich new friends, Ruth's sister Lily, and anyone else who wanted to come.

But there was one person who never got an invitation.

When they fought with Emily, they thought they had killed her. Problem was, she had a secret. She had given birth to a child before she had gone on the crusade to kill Ruth and Lane. Her son was now three years old, and living with his maternal grandmother.

His grandmother could be called the queen bee, head of the bitchy bees. And she was very ticked off that she didn't get invited to the baby shower that everyone who was anyone went to.

So when the day came, she left the toddler locked in his room, and went to the party.

She'd heard of what they'd done to her daughter, and she was out for revenge.

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Lane, Ruth, Erin, and Joseph sat in the four main chairs, with everyone else's chairs set up in a semi circle. They all received tons of presents, and had been having a good time. That is, until the old hag Michelle showed up.

"How dare you!" She screeched, shoving her way past the bodyguards and to where the couples sat. "You killed my child! You shall pay! You're new daughter, who will be just as shameful as her mother, shall cut herself near the time she turns nineteen, and will bleed to death from that cut!" Michelle threw her black magic at the baby, and was dragged out of the room by the bodyguards.

Unfortunately, some of the black magic did go through Erin's protection spell and hit the baby. All Erin could do was a counter spell that made the girl sleep until her other half kissed her.

Ruth and Lane were extremely worried for their daughter's sake, but no one could think of something to do. They went to bed that night, each having terrible nightmares they wouldn't remember in the morning.

Meanwhile, a black shadow came in through Erin and Joseph's window, snatched their baby girl up, and replaced her with a child's doll.