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"Did you make sure that you put that dirt bag in the car while it was burning?"

"Yeah, but it was hard. I got burned on my arms some."

"Let me take a look and get you bandaged up."

"What about him." he said pointing to the man laying on the makeshift bed.

"He will be fine. Now we need to watch the news and make sure he is burned beyond recognition."

"What if he isn't?"

"Well we will just have to devise another plan."

"Lia, are you sure about this?"

"Do you want to become rich?"
"Yeah."

"Well I want Eddie. I have dreamed of him for the past two years. He will be mine Jeremy."

"I hope this comes out the way you want."

Loren, Max and Nora got to the accident sight. The policeman came up to them. "Are you Max Duran?"

"Yes."

"Do you recognize the car?"

"Yes. That's Eddie's. I recognize the license plates."

"Okay."

"Where is Eddie?" Loren spoke up and asked with fear. She knew he had to be injured badly with the way the car looked.

"Um.. I'm sorry. The body inside was completely burned. But is this his wallet? We found it in the back seat."
Loren collapsed to her knees in tears.

"We will need to take a DNA sample to make sure one hundred per cent that it is your son." the officer said to Max.

Max nodded his head trying desperately not to break down right then and there. "I will get it from his place."

"Okay good. If you want we can follow you there and pick it up. It will make this quicker."

He nodded his head once again and Nora helped Loren get up off the ground. It broke her heart to see her daughter in this much pain.

"He is waking up." Jeremy said to his sister.

"Well then let's go."

"Where am I?"

"Do you know who you are?"

"Yeah, um.. I am Eddie Duran." he said through a husky voice.

Lia was hoping he would have amnesia from the blows to his head but she could still work with this.

"Are you sure? You don't sound like Eddie Duran."
"Yes. Someone hit me in the throat with a pipe."

"Oh, so you need to rest or you won't be good for anyone."

"No, I need to talk to my pop and Loren."

"Who is Loren?" Jeremy asked.

"She is the woman I am in love with."

This angered Lia. "Well with your voice you can't be calling her anytime soon. Besides we have no phone here and you need to heal before you can go anywhere."

"Wait." he said before they left the room.

"Yeah."

"What happened to me?"

"Well we found you on the side of the road beaten like this. We took you in to get you better."
"Do you always take in strangers?"

"No, but we also don't let people die like that."

"Well thank you. I owe you my life." he said then fell asleep.

"See I told you. He will take care of us Jeremy."
"Okay."

They walked into the penthouse and Loren could feel the warmth surround her as if cradling her. She broke down in tears.

"What's going on?" Ian asked as he walked downstairs and saw them.

"Ian, Eddie was killed tonight in a car accident." Nora softly said.

"NO. I would feel it right here if he were dead." Loren said crying pointing at her heart.

"Honey."

"No mom. I don't believe it. It has to be someone else that was in that car."

"But who Loren. Eddie never let anyone drive his car." Max now said.

"I don't know but it has to be. I just know that Eddie wouldn't leave me."

They all looked at her in sorrow.

"Oh Loren." Eddie murmured in his sleep. He was dreaming of that day when he and Loren were at the bungelow and they made love. She was his soul mate. He felt lips press against his lips and once again he whispered her name.

"You will forget her in time." Lia said softly to him.