An Open Heart: Other Realm, Frost Family Series Book 4

Key 15

A/N:

IMPORTANT!

From the middle to mostly the end, this Key gets pretty damn messed up and gorier than I usually do. I'm just warning you all now. I will be leaving a very hard-to-miss marker for you all to see when this starts and another at the end of the chapter. Along with a summary, in case any of you opted to say FUCK NO at any point in the part that is flagged.

Alright, now the the warning to the Horror Film Festival has been put in place, let us continue.

I'm excited for this chapter because I finally get to show you all the BIG BADDY BAD!

But I'm also disgusted with the chapter and physically had to fight not to get sick writing parts of this...Ugh...The sights, sounds, and smells in my own head are most likely much more vivid than all of yours, so this was like living all of this in real life for me...Indeed, I felt like I was "Mutt" in this chapter and that may be one reason why she'd here when I originally had NO plans for her to exist...

So...anyway. I'll see you guys at the end. Please, don't forget to comment and let me know what you think about this chapter. It's kind of long...especially the parts I hate...UUUUUUGGGGGHHHH!

T_T

"Bri, I really do appreciate all your help the past few days...But you need a break," Willow insisted firmly.

The last three days had been equal parts dream and nightmare. Nick and his evil, twisted family had been brought to an end.

Mrs. Harris and Bella had got off very well and the elderly woman was in the process of becoming Bella's foster family, since the girl had lost all her blood relatives when the Folis killed them.

Malik and Marcus were staying with Willow in the dojo, and Aiden had gotten to work on making their adoption official, granting Willow full custody. Despite everything else going on with her emotions at this point in time, Willow would be forever grateful to Aiden. Grateful for his help rescuing her and grateful for the help in allowing her to regain her family...

For today, that's all she could offer him. But she knew, could feel in the depths of her heart, that things were changing. Pieces of her heart she'd never let come to the surface were. Some of the walls were starting to crack.

Before all of that though, unease and worry was filling Willow heart and mind.

Kazuo had been gone, not a word from him to even call, for the past week. The last time Willow-or anyone for that matter-had seen him was last Saturday when he'd left for that date of his.

Even stranger, when Willow had asked Mrs. Harris if she had seen Kazuo at all, the elderly woman hadn't a clue as to what she was talking about. Willow had described his body build, as well as his personality...Even so, the woman had no idea what she was talking about.

Trying to push back those heavy thoughts, she reached out and held Bri's hands. Smiling up into her friend's eyes, she tried to look confident and stable. Even so, she knew that was a pretty hard task. Dark circles hung around her eyes and her hair was lank, lifeless. Her complexion lately had been paler than normal and she'd been suffering from constant tension headaches. Hell, Willow had barely stepped past the front door of the dojo is that last three days. Bri had been her lifeline, helping her with errands, chores around the house, and in general being there for moral support and to assure Willow that she wasn't alone. Aiden and Bren had been here as well, but Willow had shied away from them-Aiden most especially.