Saddened to hear that her grandfather had beco ill because of her disappearance, Linda bit her bottom lip and tried not to choke on her tears. After all this ti, he had not moved on, it seed.
"I rember him to be so healthy, he should have just moved on like I did. I told him that when I visited his dreams right before I crossed to this side."
She rubbed tears away from her cheeks with the back of her hand.
Phoebe took a sip of the lemon grass tea she had brought over from the shop. It was going to be a long chat because she had a lot of questions for Linda. She didn't know how long the spell would last and she wanted answers quickly.
"What happened to you? Nobody knows that you are dead, your family thinks that you run away with another man."
Linda scorned at the ntion of family, the very people that had led her to her death.
"Those people ruined , my woes began when I revealed to my family that I was not interested in marrying Abel. I was only eighteen and I wanted to further my education, expand my skills and travel the world but my parents had other plans for , a forced marriage.
I tried to get out of it by persuading my grandfather to help and he intervened but my head strong parents didn't listen to him.
I even tried to cajole Abel but he showed how serious he was by converting to the faith of light and agreeing to move into our house. When poppy Luther traveled out of the country, my parents took the chance and forced to marry Abel.
It was a sad private wedding which I was forced into just because I was betrothed to him and he had showed commitnt by converting to the light faith. Abel, that beast acted like the perfect son-in-law, so devoted to my family and tolerant of everything.
My father even appreciated Abel by making him the ho affairs accountant. When Grandpa returned he was furious but the deed was already done and divorce in our family was a taboo unless one had a strong unshakable reason." She swallowed deeply.
"Why was Abel dismissed from being the affairs accountant?" Phoebe asked.
"Honestly, i am not sure why but it was Grandpa that dismissed him, claiming that a professional was taking over." Linda shrugged.
Phoebe put one and two together and connected the dots. The broke Castors suddenly had money to spend in Eagle country and then they went broke again, the tiline matched perfectly.
"Please keep going how did Abel do this to you? I am certain that he has everything to do with your death." Phoebe rubbed her chin.
"Even if ours was a loveless marriage, it was odd that Abel had not once approached for sex. We slept in the sa bedroom but he didn't try not even once to initiate a physical relationship. I am not saying that I wanted him to. Honestly, i was actually relieved that he didn't touch . But it was odd, so I began to spy on him because if he was cheating then all I had to do was expose and be free of him.
My parents suddenly began to talk about grandchildren and that's when Abel shalessly accused of infidelity. I denied of course, because it was not true but it was all in vain because he had cooked up evidence, pictures of with different naked n in bed. I don't know how or when he took them.
I was speechless but my parents condemned imdiately and pleaded with Abel to keep things quiet on the other hand, they banned from leaving the house. From that day fourth I beca an outcast in my own ho, priests from the church ca to perform exorcisms on because obviously I was possessed by darkness. They even called the devil's wife and whipped with ropes.
It was as if their ears were blocked to my cries and pleas. All i said about Abel fell on deaf ears and the more i tried to expose him, the more evidence against piled up.
I confronted Abel but the man laughed and called his lifeline. "Just be a good wife, do as your told and shut up unless you want your grandfather to die of a heartbreak. If you cannot take it anymore then you can ask for a knife to slit your wrists." That's exactly what he said to .
I was afraid for my poppy so I did as told and from then on my life beca a living hell. I watched my parents hate and treat like the devil but love and praise the man that had assassinated my character. He drugged my food and drinks, making emotionally unstable. I beca a shadow of myself and eventually, i started to think that ending my life was the solution. My grandfather would be safe and i would be free.
The morning i was planning to end it all, I went into the maze gardens that's where I found them, Abel and Conrad. They were naked and doing stuff...intimate things. I was shocked at first but then everything began to make sense. I finally saw the light and took pictures of them as proof.
I hoped that my family would co to their senses. The first person i told was Brandon who found running out of there, my phone fell and he picked it up. On seeing the pictures, he sneered grabbed my arm and took back into the maze."
"I am sorry what? "Phoebe blurted out.
Brandon was Linda's brother, if there was evidence that exonerated her of the cheating scandals and also revealed Abel's true face, he should have jumped on it and protected his sister.
Why would he take her back into the maze, to the very man that had ruined her life? Phoebe recalled the way Brandon had been extra worried about Abel, he had had been as concerned as Conrad.
If Conrad was Abel's lover, could it be that Brandon was just the sa? David had ntioned him being a strip club addict so Phoebe had doubts. Then again, it could be a cover up.
Before rebirth, she didn't rember ever hearing about Brandon Verdemont getting married.
"No way, it can't be what i am thinking." She shook her head.
"What?" the Saxon spirit asked curiously.
Phoebe looked at Linda and asked, "Are the three of them by any chance together?"
Nodding her head in confirmation, Linda stared back at Phoebe. "Yes."
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