Hunted 185 - Burn those who burned me!

biGracie’s /i/bbPOV: /b

I sat quietly for what felt like an eternity.

So those were the circumstances surrounding my birth? I was possibly the product of an baffair/bb, /bbso /bbmy /b

mother wanted me gone to conceal her secret….

My heart started to pace as one thing became painfully clear….My number was up the minute I became a Rochester. I ced my hand over my heart as if to calm myself. Kai sat quietly while staring at me; probably waiting to see what I would say or do next. I needed topose myself. I didn’t want to cry over these horrible people anymore. Breathing slowly, I lifted my head towards

Thorton.

i“/iiTell /iime /iieverything/i.”

He nodded in response; guilt riddled on his face.

i“/iiI /iifirst /iimet /iiyour /iimother /iiwhen /iishe /iibecame /iiengaged /iito /iiCalvin /iiRochester/ii. /iiBy /iithen/ii, /iiI /iihad /iialready /iibeen /iiworking /iifor /iithat /iifamily /iifor /iiabout /iithree /iiyears/i. iWhen /iiI /iifirst /iimet /iiher/ii, /iishe /iiwasn’t /ilike ianything /iiI’d /iiever /iiseen /iibefore/ii. /iiShe /iiwas /iibeautiful/i. iShe /iihad /iithis /iiinnocence /iiand /iipurity /iiabout /iiherself /iithat /iicould /iimelt /iiany /iitype /iof

iice/ii./ii” /i

I sat quietly, giving Thorton my direct attention. I could tell by the way his eyes sparkled, he was in love with my mother.

“iOur /iiaffair /iibegan /iiafter /iitheir /iimarriage/i. iIt /iihonestly /iijust /iihappened/ii. /iiShe’d /iisuspected /iiCalvin /iiof /iibangin /iihis /iisecretary /iiand /iiasked /iime /ito ifind /iiout/i. iAt /iifirst /iiI /iisaid /iino/i…iI /iimean /iimy /iiloyalty /iiwas /iitechnically /iito /iiCalvin /iiand /iiDavid /iiRochester/i. iBut /iithe /iiway /iishe /iilooked /iiat /iime/ii…/iithose /iipleading /iieyes/i…iI /iicouldn’t /iideny /iiher/ii./ii” /i

i“As /iiit /iiturned /iiout/ii, /iihe /iiwas /iisleeping /iiwith /iithe /iisecretary/ii…./iiSharon /iiwas /iifurious/i. iShe /iithrew /iithings/ii, /iiyelled/ii, /iicursed/ii…/iiand /iithen /iifinally/ii…/iistarted /iicrying/ii. /iiI /iicouldn’t /iitake /iiit/i. iI /iicouldn’t /iitake /iithose /iibeautiful /iieyes /iishedding /iitears /iiof sadness/ii./ii” /i

Kai twitched in his chair. For a moment, it looked as if he understood Thorton.

i“/iiAnyway/ii…/iiin /iimy /iiattempt /ito ifort /iiher/ii…/iishe /iikissed /iime/i. iThat /iiwas /iihow /iithe /iiaffair /iibegan/i. iIt /iiwent /iion /ifor iyears and /iiI /iiwas /iiin /iilove /iiwith /iiher/ii. /iiI /iithought /iishe /iiwas /iiin /iilove /iiwith /iime /iitoo/ii./ii” /i

The sadness in his voice almost made me feel sorry for him.

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i“/iiAnyway/ii…/iwhen ishe /iifound /iiout /iishe /iiwas /iipregnant /iiagain /iifor /iithe /ifourth itime/ii; /iishe /iwas ialready /ibiirritated/i/b. bShe /bididn’t /iiwant /ito have ianother /iichild/ii; /iithe /iist /iipregnancy /iwas ialready /itoo risky.”

Iughed to myself thinking about how much of a pain in the ass Brian has always been.

i“/iiAnd /iiwhen /iishe /ifound out ishe /iwas ihaving /ia igirl/ii…/iiwell /iilet’s /iijust /iisay /iithat /iididn’t /iihelp/i. iAt /iithe /itimeb, /bshe asked iCalvin /iiif /iiit /iiwas /iiwise /iifor /iiher /iito /iihave /iianother /iichild /ibecause of ithe /iiplications /iiwith /iiBrian/ii./i”

He recalled the night she called him panicking because the baby might be his.

“iBernie/i….iI /ican’t ihave /iithis /iichild/ii! /iiYou /iiknow /iithat/ii! /iiYou /iiknow /iiwhy/ii!/i”

“iI/ii…/iiSharon/i…iwhat /iido /iiyou /iiwant /iime /ito ido/i? iYou /isaid iRochester /iididn’t /iiagree /ito the iabortion/ii. /iiWhat’s /ithe bibig /i/bideal /iianyway/ii?/i”

“iThe /iibig /iideal/ii!!! /iiThis fuckin /iibaby /iicould be /iiyours/i! iDo you /iiwant /iithem /iito /iifind /iiout/ii!!! /iDo iyou /iireally /iinot /iiknow /iiwhat /iiwould /iihappen /iif ithey /iidid/ii??/ii” /i

i“/iiSharon/ii…/iiwhy /iiwould /iithey /iifind /iiout/ii? /iiThey /iididn’t/i…”

i“/iiBecause /iit’s ia /iigirl/ii!!! /iiThey’ll /iitest /iithe /iibaby /iibecause /iiit’s /iia /iigirl/ii!/ii” /i

Thorton exined how that was the first time he’d heard of the Rochers not having girls; how Calvin’s mother Rosemary Rochester ordered an immediate paternity test when my uncle’s wife gave birth to a girl.

i“/iiSo /iithat /iiwas /iiit/ii…/iishe /iiwas /iiright/ii…/iiRochester /iiwould /iihave /iiordered /iimy /iiimmediate /iideath/i.i” /i

I looked at him in disgust and scoffed.

i“So/ii, /iiyou /iichose /iiyourself /iiover /iiyour /iipossible /iidaughter/ii?/ii” /i

He looked me in the eyes, so much guilt filled in them.

i“/iiI/ii…/iiyeah/i. I’m iscum /iiGrd/ii. /iiI /iiknow /iithat/ii. /iiI /idon’t imake /iiany /iexcuses. iBut /iiI /iicouldn’t /iido /iiwhat /ishe iasked /iime/ii. /iiI /iicouldn’t /iiharm /iiyou/ii. /iiThe /iinight /iiyou /iiwere /iborn, iSharon /iiasked /iiCalvin /ito ibring /iiher /iisome /iispecialty /iisoup/i. iThat /iiwas /iihow /iishe /iilured /iihim /iiout/ii./ii” /i

Thorton told us about how Sharon gave me to him. How callous and detached she had ibeen/i.

i“/iiSharon/i…iwe /iidon’t /iihave /ito do ithis /iimaybe-/i”

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i“/iDo it iBenard!! /iiEither /iiyou /iido /iithis/i…or I’ll tell imy /iihusband /iiyou /itook iadvantage /ibof /bme.i” /i

Thorton’s eyes darkened as he spoke of Sharon’s betrayal.

i“/iiAll /iithat /itime iI /iithought /iishe /iwas iin /iilove /iiwith /ime…turns iout /iiI /iwas ijust /iianother patsy/ibi. /i/bShe bimade /i/bithat /iithreat /iiwithout /iieven /iblinking an ieye/ii. /iSo I took iyou/i. iMy /iioriginal /iin /iiwas /ito just idrop /iyou boff /bin an iorphanage /iisomewhere/ii, /iibut/i…ias /iiI /iiwas /iileaving /iithe /iihospital/ii, /iI ioverheard /iithese /iinurses /italking about this iwoman /iithat /iihad /iijust /iidischarged /iiwho’d /iilost /iiher /iihusband and /iichild/i. iThat /iwas iwhen /iiI first /iimet /iiDiana /iiTeagues/i.