PUZZLE PIECE 43
A CRYSTAL CONFESSION
Crystal confession,
Is he telling the whole truth?
Or his pack of lies?
I wonder, do I trust him?
Esme certainly hates him.
Ryder collapsed on to the settee, the rays of light continuing to pulse over his body. But the action of the stone calmed somewhat, allowing him to speak. When he did, his words sounded different, as if grounded in the truth exacted by the stone. “Amelina, where to begin? This malicious stone is forcing me to confess… You were open to suggestion. You’d listened to your mum saying that the river pathway was dangerous, so it was easy to play with that thought. To be… creative.”
“Huh. Creative! My God. What kind of kick do you get out of that?”
“I… thought it would amuse.” Ryder sounded breathless.
“Well, I didn’t find it fu
