For the second time in her life, Nancy was surprised again as she saw the familiar face of Julian at her doorstep. This time however, he came along with Randal.

"Should I start getting used to this?" She asked rhetorically, raising her eyebrow at the two men.

She moved aside and let them in. Her TV was switched on. It appeared she was watching the news.

"Sorry about the unexpected visit," Randal said as he sunk into a seat. "But we wouldn't have come on such short notice if it wasn't so important."

"I think that's what phones are for," Nancy replied. "You guys could have called or something. I mean what if I wasn't home?"

The two men stared at each other.

"You guys didn't think this through, did you?" Nancy shook her head. "This must really be a big emergency."

"Nancy, you can spare us the lectures till later, " Randal said. "We need your help."

"Okay, " She replied. "What's the 

The news had spread quickly the next morning. The mayor was dead. The news came as a huge shock to the town. It was received with confusion as he had just given a speech the previous day and looked healthy. No one understood the cause of his death which was revealed to be severe burns. No one knew except two people.

Julian sat at his desk that morning with anger brewing within him. The news came as no surprise to him earlier that morning before he left the house. After all he had been through, he had come to expect something like that. What made him furious was the fact that Randal never contacted him or Nancy after that day. Julian had called him on his cell multiple times but he didn't pick. Julian clenched his fists. The whole thing was putting a bit of strain on his mind and he needed a relief before he suffered a mental breakdown.

A knock was heard on his door, bringing him back t

Deep within the woods was a secluded area. In that secluded area was a cabin. It was quite small and had two windows at each side with a small wooden door at the middle. In front of the cabin,few feet away, was an old car. In the living room inside the cabin, three men sat around a table, playing cards and laughing. Among the three men was the priest who performed the 'exorcism' at Julian's house. He wore a black tank top and sky blue jeans. The remaining two men were shirtless. One was a bit stout and had short, curly, brown hair with brown eyes. The other was blonde and thin with blue eyes. A pile of cash was stacked on the table in the middle of the trio as they played.

"I tell you," The apparently fake priest bellowed with laughter. "That guy was a sucker. A huge one to be exact!"

"How easily did he fall for it?" The blonde asked, wiping tears away from his eyes as he shook uncontr

For the second time in her life, Nancy was surprised again as she saw the familiar face of Julian at her doorstep. This time however, he came along with Randal.

"Should I start getting used to this?" She asked rhetorically, raising her eyebrow at the two men.

She moved aside and let them in. Her TV was switched on. It appeared she was watching the news.

"Sorry about the unexpected visit," Randal said as he sunk into a seat. "But we wouldn't have come on such short notice if it wasn't so important."

"I think that's what phones are for," Nancy replied. "You guys could have called or something. I mean what if I wasn't home?"

The two men stared at each other.

"You guys didn't think this through, did you?" Nancy shook her head. "This must really be a big emergency."

"Nancy, you can spare us the lectures till later, " Randal said. "We need your help."

"Okay, " She replied. "What's the matter?"

Julian who had been silently staring into space spoke up.

"I'm still seeing the tattoo on

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