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just didn't tell us about going there for whatever minor, harmless reason.
    “ Another reason perhaps is that they didn't even know Lora wasn't a pureblood? Something went wrong when she was a fetus in the womb and our gene didn't attach to her? Which, if you're so caught up on believing Lora was human, then that would make sense. And you can put all suspicions of a twin to rest.”
    “ There must be a twin.”
    “ Why must there be? Maybe Lora wasn't Thorpe's child! But, if I'm humouring your twin- sister- being-alive theory, they would have raised both of them, and sent the pureblood to us. They wouldn't have abandoned it.
    “ All my theories are very unlikely and most unheard of but they are less far-fetched than yours. My bet is on Eliza having had an affair. She gave birth to one child, discovered it wasn't a pureblood, then confessed her infidelity to Thorpe and he forgave her, deciding to cover it up by saying they'd had twins and one had died.”
    “ Why not just say they'd had one child? What difference does it make?”
    “ Oh Arik. Why else? In our bloodline, with our high fertility, we are more likely to have twins. He wanted everyone to believe it was his without question. I know how careful and meticulous he can be. They hoped we would never find out she wasn't a pureblood or just simply didn't know themselves.
    “ There's a whirlpool of explanations here. She could have even mated with a human for all we know and conceived. From what I've heard, it's not that far-fetched.”
                  The old man snapped his head up, piercing her with his sharp ice eyes. She froze for a moment, not liking the way he skewered her in place.
    “ Where did you hear that?” His voice was low and cold.
                  She understood quickly what was going on in his head and it surprised her. She did not like nasty surprises. She thought fast. “Oh nowhere. Rumours, people joking around about it.”
    “ Mating with a human is dangerous and frankly an abomination. If it was even possible for a woman to bear a human's child or the other way around, their child would no doubt be so sick and deformed it would die very young. And if it didn't, the only justified, compassionate thing to do would be to put it out of its misery. Do not speak of it again.”
                  Maria bit down on her tongue. She had never seen him react like this. Not over something so small. Or maybe she was severely underestimating the power of what she'd said. “So, um, what about my theory of an affair with another of our kind? My son would only be lying to save their reputation, not defy the Pack. It's a terrible act, but with a lesser punishment.”
    The old man shook his head in disagreement. “You’re shooting in the dark Maria. You know very well my theory is more likely. And we cannot ignore the evidence.
    “Though I don’t like the backlash this will cause for your son and his wife, if it is true, they have to face the consequences. And we must do our duty and follow this up. If this child is still out there, we need to find her. And soon. She’ll be twenty soon and you know the risks if we’re too late.”
                  Maria could only nod in response. “I’ll send my daughter out if she is found,” She said somberly.
    “ I’ll get Kerk on the search.”
                  Maria’s face aged ten years in that moment. She knew this wouldn’t turn out well. So much was at stake and it could all go horribly wrong.
                 
     
     

~ Chapter 3- Escape~
     
    Friday May 6 th , 2011, 9:12 a.m. - Jaz’s Living Room
     
     
                  It was a lazy morning at number 63. Inside the red brick house that stood slap bang in the middle of the suburban, tree filled street, Jaz was sprawled on the lilac sofa in the cosy, wood-overloaded living room.
                  Still in her dressing gown, she smiled politely, removing her bare