Pasquale arrived at the location where Tommy was. He found Tommy reading to the little ones, while the older girl was tied up, still not conscious. Pasquale shook his head and muttered something to himself in Spanish.
"They say never trust a boy to do a man's work." Pasquale started, "But the boy's got to grow up sometime."
"Yeah. We're sorry." Tommy apologized, "But she was fighting back. I couldn't have her alerting anyone. She would have blown everything."
Pasquale sighed, "Alright fine."
Eileen was starting to wake up. Her had a throbbing headache and as she opened her eyes she didn't recognize where she was.
"Mom." Eileen called out. She was looking for Coraline. It was only recently that she had started calling the woman 'mom'.
"Not quite." Pasquale replied as he walked over to Eileen
Eileen fought against her restraints to get away from him, "What do you want with me?"
"You'll soon find out."
"But I don't understand. I'm not special. I'm just your average teenager."
Tommy laughed, "Squalie, she doesn't know."
"What don't I know?" Eileen wondered
"Your mother was my sister. We had the same father, but different mothers. Our father choose her over me, but she's dead so now he's back." Pasquale explained
Eileen nodded, "Okay. I'm sorry, but what does that have to do with me?"
"You're a message. A vessel."
Eileen furrowed her eyebrows, "A vessel for what?"
"A life to come from heaven to earth."
Eileen stared at him shocked. 'He's going to impregnate me.' She thought, 'But why?"
"Wait? Why?" Eileen questioned, "Why do you want me to carry your child?"
"No not my child, silly girl." Pasquale told her. He turned to the doorway, "Freddie, you can bring him in now."
A young man walked in with an older grey-haired gentleman.
Pasquale pointed the grey-haired man, "Eileen, this is my father Jarvis. It's his baby you'll be carrying. You see my sister was his favorite. He wants to create another Beatrix."
'Oh.' Eileen thought, 'It's all becoming clear now, but I don't want to do this. I don't want to be pregnant.'
"What do you want with Zella and Charlie?" Eileen finally asked after a long moment of silence
"Nothing." Jarvis assured her, "They are here for your comfort. We watched and noticed that you seem close to them."
Eileen sighed. She looked over at Zella and Charlie. They got all wrapped up in this and its all her fault. If she wasn't so close to them, then they wouldn't be in this situation. They wouldn't have gotten taken by strangers.
Meanwhile at the safe house, Samantha and Sameen just arrived to help Coraline move out as many of the kids as they could in their two big passenger vans. A few of the kids opted to stay with Coraline, like: Aaron, Marcy, Kishauna, Rufus, Eddie and Gavin. The ones that Samantha and Sameen took with them were Roman, Wendi, Madalyn, Isaiah, Lori, Bryan, Xavier, Dahlia, Mica, Corina, Ashlynn, Tara and Marielle.
Sameen left first, but Samantha stayed behind. She wanted to make sure that Coraline was going to get out okay, but Coraline assured the woman that she had a plan. She told Samantha that she didn't need to worry about her, so Samantha got into her van and drove off leaving Coraline and a few of the other kids behind.
Coraline ushered the remaining kids back inside and explained her plan to the teens. Not even five minutes later, sirens were heard in front of the safe house. Not passing sirens, but ones that are stopping. Coraline told the kids to stay inside as she headed outside to confront the officers.
"Is there a problem..." Coraline started. As she saw the men and women, she realised they weren't officers. They were agents. FBI agent. Coraline swallowed, "Is there a problem, agents?"
"We're looking for some missing kids and we have reason to believe that they are here." Agent Peyton Empress explained
Coraline gave a nod, "Well you're welcome to come in, but there are no missing kids here."
The agents walked inside with Coraline leading the way. Aaron moved closer to Kishauna, who bent down behind her and picked up Marcy holding the little girl close to her chest. Rufus did the same, except he reached down to pick up Gavin and Eddie.
"It's okay, kid. The agents just have a few questions." Coraline assured
"Who are the little ones?" Agent Merle Dorgen asked
Kishauna spoke first, "Um...this is Marcy. She's my daughter."
"And mine too." Aaron added, "I'm the father."
Agent Johanna Jeprue pointed out Rufus and the twins, while looking at Coraline, "Are those your kids?"
"No." Coraline replied
"They're mine." Rufus spoke up, "The twins are mine. Their mother didn't want anything to do with them. She was going to have an abortion, but I convinced her not to. I told her I would take them and that she would never have to be involved."
Agent Rafa Dolse nodded, "Okay. I think we're done here, except Coraline you're going to have to come with us."
"Why? Am I under arrest?"
Rafa shook his head, "No. We just need to ask you some questions at our office."
"I'll be right back, kids. Call your Uncle Harry if you need anything." Coraline told the kids as she was walking out with the agents
At the FBI headquarters, John was in the office with the Unit Chief Henri Aucoin. About an hour into the meeting, John spotted some agents walking in with Coraline and then he heard Henri mention the woman's name.
"What do you know about Coraline Miller?"
John was stunned, "Uh...the name has come up before. She runs an orphanage in Seattle."
"Well she did before she and the children all suddenly disappeared."
"And you think it's connected to the men and the trafficking ring?" John wondered
Henri shrugged, "I don't know what to think, but it is a little suspicious. Don't you think?"
"Maybe she's just a good woman who cares about the kids. Maybe someone gave her a warning about the kids being in danger, so she took the kids and went into hiding." John suggested, "I don't know. It's just a theory."
"Well, I look forward to working with you." Henri told the man
John said goodbye and then saw his way out of the boss' office. He called Harold on his bluetooth.
"Finch, we have a problem. The FBI brought Coraline in."
Hope you enjoy. Comments are greatly appreciated.
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What do the agents want to ask Coraline about? Do you think that they thinks she's a suspect?
