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hadn't been in my right mind and I just sat there watching as she r an out of my life. But now that Meredith had recovered and we'd become settled in our new life together, it was time I found out exactly why Rose had attac k ed her in the first place.
    Whenever I asked Meredith to give me details about that night, she would only say that her memories were too foggy and that she just couldn't remember. All she recalled was that she'd come over late to talk to me and had apparently startled Rose and Christian who had seemed to be fight ing. W hen she tried to step in , Rose went bal listic, yelling things about Meredith killi ng her mom and other ridiculous stuff.
    That didn't sound like my Rose, but I saw her attack Meredith with my own eyes and watched as she fled with her boyfriend. At this point, I wasn't really sure I knew anything about my daughter anymore.
    I eased my Lexus into the very farthest parking spot I could find. It was in the very back corner of the club's lot and didn't have any lights surround ing it. So far I was pretty pleased with my sleuthing skills.
    I sat there for about twenty minutes before the club's front door opened and out walked Evangeline with a few members of her staff, but unfortunately, neither Rose or Christian were amongst them . I blew out the breath I was holding only to have all of them snap their heads in my direction. I knew they couldn't see me way back here but I unconsciously slouched down in my seat because it felt as if they were looking right at me. It was odd. I watched as Evangeline whispered something into one of the guy ' s ears and then he walked back into the club as the rest of them headed off in a different direction.
    I checked my watch and realized I would only have another thirty minutes to spy before I needed to hit the road in order to make it home in time for dinner . It l ooked like my lucky break wasn't going to happen after all.

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    CHAPTER SEVEN
    Alive
    ( Rose )
     
    The moment I entered the hallway I heard voices in the direction of Terrance 's cell. I picked up my pace , anxious to see what the commotion was about, but especially because I was desperate to reach Christian and tell him that Meredith was still alive .
    "Are you sure he's remembering her and not just going off the things he's heard us saying about her?" I heard Evie ask.
    "No, he seems to be remembering specific things about her. I've been able to pick up on certain thoughts and they really are about Meredith , " Christian said .
    As I grabbed Christian ' s arm and spun him towards me , the worried look on his face was enough to stop me from blurt ing out what I'd originally co me to say. "What's going on? Why are you talking about Meredith?"
    " Terrance has started to remember things about Meredith. Somehow the thoughts are breaking through and he's really pissed about how she manipulated him." Christian eased his arm around me as he continued. "I heard some of his internal thoughts when I was walking by earlier, and it appears h e's start ing to drift back. We' re just trying to figure out how any of this is eve n possible. "
    "Well, I know one person we could talk to to f ind out." Everyone looked at me as if I'd sprouted another head. "Meredith. I just found out she's still alive."
    Christian's mouth dropped open and Evie stumbled back a step, while Terrance just let out a roar that sent goose bumps racing up my arms. They were right...he did s ound pissed.
    "I'll kill that bitch for what she did to me. She caused me to lose the one and only thing I've cared ab out in over three-hundred years! " His chains rattled as he strained against them.
    "How do you know this?" Evie asked.
    I took a shaky breath then answered . "I called Jillian. She told me my dad sold our house and moved to Masen to live with Meredith. Apparently , being a demon has some perks."
    "I can't believe this. If she's still out there , then what's going to stop her from coming after Rose, or from infecting another