"I can tell that something is bothering you. Something you don' t want to share with your family. Just know that when you're ready, you can share with me." Vlad's words played over and over again in Christy's head as guilt ate at her. Her feet pounded through the sand as she let his words work through her. She couldn't tell him. She couldn't tell anyone. Vlad wouldn't be so compassionate and understanding if he knew. She could lose her family if they knew. Christy continued to run, letting the sun beat down on her as she continued to punish her body, trying to outrun her thoughts. Brendan was out there. She knew that just as surely as she knew her name; just as surely as she knew that the memories that were awoken in her when Alex freed her memories were real. She had tried so hard to
