Chapter 1 - The Stolen Birthday
Grandma wrapped her fingers carefully around my unbandaged hand.
She pulled me out from behind the curtain.
The entire room stared at us in stunned silence.
My father stepped forward with a face red from anger.
He demanded that she let go of me immediately.
Grandma did not flinch.
She told him she was taking me to the hospital right now.
My father signaled to his new wife, Chloe.
Chloe quickly walked over and locked the heavy front doors.
My father smiled coldly and told the guests it was just a family misunderstanding.
He asked everyone to step out into the backyard for cake.
The wealthy guests looked away from my bruised face and filed outside like sheep.
They left us completely alone with him.
My father turned around and pulled a set of iron keys from his pocket.
He locked the patio doors behind the guests.
We were trapped in the massive living room.
Grandma pulled her cell phone out to dial emergency services.
My father laughed out loud.
He held up a black device that was actively jamming all cellular signals in the house.
He told Grandma she was never walking out of this house with his property.
Grandma pushed me behind her back to shield me.
She told him he had finally lost his mind.
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My father slowly unbuttoned his expensive suit jacket.
He revealed a dark leather shoulder holster holding a silver pistol.
