"That's why I constantly saw the shadows…" Andrea inserted, "…and Alex did too."
Mira nodded.
"But Alex saw the slave-master as well. He called him Mister Koney, but I never saw him myself."
"Yes, Rosie did too."
"She did?" Andrea was shocked.
"I guess he likes to scare young children," Mira said.
"And attack women," Andrea added.
"Sorry?" Mira wasn't sure what she meant.
Andrea turned around and invited Mira to raise the back of her blouse. On doing so, Mira gasped at the sight in front of her. The cuts closely resembled lashes—similar to what she saw on Andy's back in the vision years earlier.
"He did this to you. You know that right? Not the slaves," Mira asserted.
"Cornelius?" Andrea asked.
"Yes."
"What on earth stopped him from harming Alex like this?"
"I suppose the slaves. They may have put most of their energies into somehow protecting him since he was a child and completely helpless."
Theo shook his head in utter amazement. "If anyone had ever told me this story, I never would've believed it. I had to experience this awful thing to be a believer," he said.
Although Mira felt things would be calm now since Cornelius was confronted and overcome by his former slaves, the Benjamins insisted on moving out of the house. Considering he had almost murdered a child, Theo could not have it any other way.
9
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Wade and his family showed up for the funeral that was held four months later. It was a rainy day and the Cullen family sat up front under the velvety-green tent at the cemetery. Fortunately, Wade had spent several weeks with his father after the news of his illness and did everything he could to make life more comfortable for him.
Sitting next to her mother, Rosie held a single red rose as tears streamed down her little face. News that her grandfather had died devastated and shocked her as Michael insisted that she not be told of the inevitable before it occurred. He could not bear to see her joy be replaced with weeks or months of sorrow.
Now, as his lifeless body lay before her in the silver casket, the little girl felt the sadness her grandfather wished somehow would never come and the stark reality of a future without him. Wade sat next to Sara and tried his best to comfort her, but he knew that nothing could. The love of their mother's life was gone.
Bobby was in the row behind the family and he, too, was in tears. The Benjamins were also there to pay their final respects. They had long moved out of Cornelius' house, but their newly-formed friendship with the Cullens remained.
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After the death of her father, Mira moved back to Mizpah to be with her mother and enrolled in college to finish her degree. She knew her father would be proud. As for romance, that would have to wait.
Rosie was happy to live in her grandparents' home as every so often, she would have a special visitor—one smiling at her with the love and affection she always felt when he was alive.
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Thirteen-year-old Mira is very unhappy at home. She hates the way her emotionally unavailable father treats her mother -- a woman who practically worships the ground he walks on.
But things are about to change.
One day, Mira and her brother Wade head out to explore a large, wooded area near their home. They are unaware that their innocent adventure would open up the bowels of history in a most uncanny way. Shortly after their exploration, an uninvited guest invades their personal space. Unsure of what to do, Mira turns to the one source that is bound to have all the answers--a rather unlikely source.
The Plot:
Forbidden romance
Betrayal
A brutal history
An unexpected visitor
Paranormal activity
Welcome to the strange world of the Cullen family.
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About The Author
Tanya has worn many hats throughout the years as a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and author (just to name a few). She has been writing since she could remember holding a pencil and published her first book titled: 'A Killing Rage' as a young adult. She is now the author of both fiction and non-fiction literature. All of her books have now made Amazon Kindle's Top 100 Paid Best-sellers' List in several categories. Tanya writes in various genres including: Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Thrillers, Science fiction, Mystery and Suspense.
Her book Cornelius, from which this book is a spin-off, successfully climbed to #1 in Amazon's Teen & Young-adult Multi-generational Family Fiction category. And her religious thriller: INFESTATION: A Small Town Nightmare was recently #1 in the Amazon U.K. Religious Drama category.
MORE FICTION TITLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Cornelius (Book 1 of the 'Cornelius saga')
Haunted Cruise: The Shakedown
Real Illusions I: The Awakening
Real Illusions II: Rebirth
Real Illusions III: Bone of My Bone
INFESTATION: A Small Town Nightmare
(The Complete Series)
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Real Illusions IV: War Zone
10 Minutes Before Sleeping
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