It wasn't surprising that Julia loathed the dilemmas Sabrina's decisions had created, but she also had no idea that Luis had come to Kansas and visited. In short, her daughter was acting as though nothing troubled her, so Julia felt it was necessary to tell her about Jennifer.
"I almost forgot..." she announced after entering Sabrina's room.
"If this is about Luis, I'm sorry."
Julia sighed.
"No, it has nothing to do with that..." she admitted. "Yet, there's something else."
Her mother's subtle timber seized her attention.
"What is it?"
Julia turned and retrieved a stuffed doll from the vanity.
"I remember when you won this."
Sabrina stared.
"You didn't come up here to play with my toys."
She replaced the keepsake and seized her daughter's hands.
"I spoke with Jennifer."
Sabrina looked shocked.
"About?"
Defiant of later consequences she'd reveal Jennifer's intentions, so Sabrina's expressions often varied since such matters remained precarious.
"A lot of things."
Sabrina straightened.
"Did she mention Samantha?"
Julia sheltered.
"In a roundabout way."
Her daughter appeared uncomfortable.
"I thought you understood, but your tone says otherwise; did I miss something?"
Julia's candor changed.
"No, but she knows things that'll affect your relationship."
Staring into the mirror Sabrina seemed annoyed.
"I have a date, could you make your point?"
Julia marveled at the uncaring attitude more than once, but it was clear Paul's influence had helped define Sabrina's character. On that premise, severing her bonds with the church was essential.
"She's returning to California."
Sabrina turned and stared.
"Why...?" she asked. "Has Sam come home?"
Julia glanced.
"How do you know about her?"
Sabrina looked away.
"They've been together for years, but grew apart while Samantha attended school in Florida."
"I see..." Julia replied. "Thinking of which, it might be sensible to say goodbye."
Sabrina breathed.
"How much time?"
"Not long."
Sabrina again gazed into the mirror knowing the connection with Jennifer was animated and variable. Moreover, she likewise felt blindsided, so a sense of resentment had also returned. In light of that, she prepared for the night ahead amid the allurement of Hecate.
"Who are you?" she thought while caressing the porcelain figurine.
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The Dark Society
Mystery / ThrillerA powerful family of occultists unexpectedly disappear and for the next twenty years they live within society like normal people. However, as the eldest daughter reaches her 18th birthday the curse of a forgotten bloodline returns, along with the me...
