Mary knew Night Cross would be back for his pound of flesh, but this time she was ready. She had called her lawyers, made a will, put her affairs in order, and wore her best cloth for tonight. After the funeral held for Moses, she saw no need to live anymore. She paid off every servant, sending them out and gave her dog up for adoption ready to end this all.

Mary waited in the living room and shouted into the shadows "Night cross, Night cross I know you are here, answer me”.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door and she didnʼt want to answer till she heard Walter's voice. "Martha open up, what are you about to do, please don’t do anything stupid, open up!”.

Her heart beat frantically, he was not supposed to be here, no he was not, she noticed Night cross from the darkness, not in his human form this time but in his demonic form, claws, horns and body filled with scales. He looked li

Philips didnʼt know if it was the effects of the storm battled or the news about his sister that made him ill. His men had to make a stop at the next port to get him help. He felt himself in constant fevers and only felt relief when they brought him to a doctor.

They took him to an inn to recuperate, but that meant they had to put their journey on hold till he got better. Martha knew the inn owner was helping take care of a young man brought there by his men, she had never seen him, but every morning, afternoon, and evening the woman cleaned him and gave him his drugs. Martha spent most days tending to the inn and the regulars there had come to know her and like her. Her pregnancy had progressed during the months and now the inn owner Mrs Higgins and her husband had restricted her to certain jobs due to her condition.

She never asked the older lady about the man but she would hear him 

Mary knew Night Cross would be back for his pound of flesh, but this time she was ready. She had called her lawyers, made a will, put her affairs in order, and wore her best cloth for tonight. After the funeral held for Moses, she saw no need to live anymore. She paid off every servant, sending them out and gave her dog up for adoption ready to end this all.

Mary waited in the living room and shouted into the shadows "Night cross, Night cross I know you are here, answer me”.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door and she didnʼt want to answer till she heard Walter's voice. "Martha open up, what are you about to do, please don’t do anything stupid, open up!”.

Her heart beat frantically, he was not supposed to be here, no he was not, she noticed Night cross from the darkness, not in his human form this time but in his demonic form, claws, horns and body filled with scales. He looked like a character from a horror movie but she knew this was not his true form, he simply masked, taking

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