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She dropped her phone and mouthed the word “No.”
    He pulled the trigger. The sound of the gun firing blasted from the speakers, and my mother’s head snapped back as the bullet entered her skull.
    The scene of the bullet killing my mother played at half speed, allowing me to see the bullet digging its way into her head. Blood spattered everywhere, and then she dropped lifelessly to the floor. The same floor that that didn’t have a single stain on it.
    The screen went blank, and Aiden appeared by my side. I was too numb to say anything or even move. Visions of what I had just witnessed kept replaying over and over again in my mind, the way the bullet entered her skull, killing her instantly. She hadn’t stood a chance against him. Aiden wrapped his arms around me, smothering me with those feel-good calming vibes, which didn’t seem to be having the desired effects. My heart felt as though it had been ripped open again, and there was no way to close it.
    “Let’s get out of here,” Aiden said softly. He let go of me, walked over to the DVD player, and ejected the disc.
    I didn’t want that thing anywhere near me, but I knew that we needed to take it with us. It was evidence, maybe the only evidence that my mother really was murdered, and she wasn’t just off on some extended holiday. And maybe there might be a clue on the disc as to who the sicko was that did that to her.
    Aiden pulled me back into his arms, and I transported us back to England.

CHAPTER 10
     
    It didn’t take long before Anna came rushing into Aiden’s bedroom. She was still wearing her pink bunny PJs, so I could only assume that it was either early morning or late at night. All she did was place her hand on my back, and really, that was all she needed to do. With both Aiden and Anna sending the feel-good thingies pulsating through my body, I was able to get a grip on myself again. And I was thankful that they hadn’t gone overboard like Anna had once before, where she had left me unable to remain conscious.
    “Are you ever going to let up about that one?” she asked.
    I gave her a heavy smile. I knew she meant well in her attempt to lighten the moment, but I was still having a hard time dealing with what I had just seen.
    “I can take that away if you want,” Aiden suggested.
    I nodded. The next thing I knew, the raw emotion was no more than a dull ache when I thought about her. I smiled. “What would I do without you?”
    He smiled back, then said, “Lucky for you, you’ll never find out.” He leaned down and kissed the top of my head.
    Anna yawned. “As much as I’d love to stand here and listen to a couple of seventeen-year-olds professing their undying love for one another, I think I have more important things I should be doing.”
    “Oh, God! What time is it?” I asked.
    Anna waved off my question. “It’s five a.m. But that’s not what I meant.” Her eyes flicked over to the disc Aiden was still holding. “Do you mind if I take a look at that?”
    “Take it,” I said a little too enthusiastically. I wanted that thing as far away from me as possible.
    Aiden handed the disc to his mother.
    “I’ll see you both for breakfast?” she asked.
    “We’ll be there,” Aiden replied.
    “Okay, see you soon.” She disappeared momentarily before returning. “Oh, just one more thing. Is it okay if I show this to Nate and Kai, too?”
    When I hesitated, Anna said, “Don’t worry about it. Dave and I will just watch it.”
    “No, it’s okay. You can show them.” It was still really weird to have almost complete strangers know such intimate details of my life, but I knew I needed as much help as I could get.
    “Are you sure?” Anna asked.
    “Yeah, I’m sure.”
    She smiled, then disappeared.
    I wondered if anyone besides Bernard actually used doors around that place. Maybe that was why Aiden hadn’t had a lock on his door. There was obviously no point when anyone could just pop in unannounced.
    Aiden responded to my