CHAPTER 2
The scowl that Amen gave Tori was one that should send her running in fear of her life. But again, Tori had nothing and nobody left in the world. A few days after her sister's funeral her father died of a heart attack. His last words to her was to look after her nephew. To keep him close...
Nothing was going to take Joseph away from her. She was alive purely to look after him.
"You will never see him again." The way Amen said that sent her into a panic.
"I will fight you for him. I will unleash hell... I will find out every dark and dirty secret about you, about your family... I will have my nephew in my arms..." She said hating the dark eyed man.
His face was fixed with a scowl. It was like he didn't know how to smile.
"You do what you need to do. If you do not leave my property, I will call the police... That's just for good measure... If you continue to return, I will do to you what I do to my enemies... Kill you." He said before he turned and headed inside.
"You will never keep me from my nephew!" She yelled out in frustration.
She hit the gates hard wanting it be Amen's head.
An hour later and Sophia walked outside. She headed over to the gates and looked at Tori sympathetically. "Honey, I understand what you are going through. I know you are upset... But taking Amen on like this... You will not be better for it. He will destroy you. The only reason I am telling you this is because I really did care for Evelyn. She was a sweetheart. She loved you terribly..."
"Why is he being this way... I just want to be with my nephew."
"I know, he is very protective when it comes to Joseph. He doesn't understand anything but making sure that Joseph is safe... He thinks your intent is to take him away. He will never share him..."
"Joseph needs me."
"I know he does. Look, how about you go home, take a few days to recover. Get yourself well, you look very tired. Think on it. Maybe try again after a few days. I will tell Joseph that you will be back... Just give Amen enough time to calm down."
As much as Tori wanted to remain where she was, Sophia was right. She wasn't getting anywhere doing what she was doing.
She reluctantly returned to her little unit. No father, no sister no nephew... She was going to explode... It was the loneliest place on earth.
Tori took a few days to think on a new plan. She went to a few lawyers and it was an epic fail. The minute they found out who she was going up against, they refused to take her case.
The stupid Ramsgate, that name sent fear in the strongest of men... Amen Ramsgate... A man made of nothing but stone.
Tori was fresh out of ideas. She was running low on funds, her father's pension was no longer there for her to use to help out. She was late on the rent... She was ready to give it up.
Nothing, and Tori meant nothing shocked her more than when she was received by a visitor... Amen Ramsgate in the flesh. Tori's first reaction was to slam the door in his face... How did he know where she lived?
She took a few steps back and he walked inside her home. He looked around and didn't seem too fazed by the size of her unit...
"Get your things." He said without batting an eye.
"What?" What was he on about?
"Get your things."
"Why?" She wasn't sure what he wanted. Why was he here?
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Romance"Save my son..." Were her sister's last words to Tori before she died. Tori had nothing left to live for, her only aim in life was to save her nephew. All Tori knew about the situation was he lived with his uncle... A man to be feared... A man you...
