In the Night by Melissa Sinclair

Author:Melissa Sinclair [Sinclair, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780999366004
Publisher: Darkness Falls Publishing
Published: 2017-08-31T04:00:00+00:00

19

Kara was sure they had some kind of reason. The cynic in her told her the reason was that they had to plant a bug in the media's ear so they’d be here when the grieving parents showed up. And Kara knew she was right, especially when the media walked in behind them. She was honestly surprised it had taken the media that long to come; their scanners must have been malfunctioning.

Kara had finally started to calm down, and then her parents showed up. She knew they didn't care about Ethan. The thought made her blood boil. One might find it hard to believe that Ethan and she came from them. If you just had the facts to look at, i.e. birth certificates and family photos, you’d know they were her parents. Kara had a similar bone structure to Ethan and her father. And Ethan looked a lot like their mother, as well, but Kara didn’t look anything like her. They were complete opposites. Ethan had platinum hair and blue eyes just like Constance Vanderbilt. Kara had auburn hair and green eyes. Her father had dark hair, but no one in their family had green eyes. Somewhere during her thoughts, Kara had missed Dr. William Chiglo enter the room.

“Dr. Vanderbilt?” Dr. Chiglo said. “Governor and Mrs. Vanderbilt.”

William Chiglo nodded curtly in her parents’ direction but never made eye contact. Much like Vanessa, William wasn’t a fan of her parents. Kara remembered a conversation ten long years ago with the beautiful older man and woman, in which the young doctors at the time had encouraged her to get away from her parents as soon as possible. Vanessa told her there was something off with them and that Kara needed to get away from them. William had agreed. Both doctors proved to be correct in their assessments and had nailed it on the proverbial head.

"William, how is Ethan?"

“He’s out of surgery and in critical, but stable condition. I won’t lie to you, Kara,” he said, deliberately addressing Kara and not her parents, “it was a surprise he made it out of surgery, and he’s not out of the woods yet. The next twenty-four hours will tell us more. Right now, it’s just wait and pray.”

Kara ignored the gasp of shock that had come from her mother. Constance Vanderbilt was a world class actress; Kara wasn’t sure if she was acting at that moment or if she was legitimately upset. It could be that she was upset; their mother was always more of a mother to Ethan than she had been to Kara, so maybe she cared. Of course, Kara was certain that wasn’t the case. In her opinion, Constance Vanderbilt only cared about four things: Constance Vanderbilt, money, power, and prestige.

“Can we go in and see him?” Kara asked. The “we” being herself and Caleb.

“Of course. But only for a few minutes.”

Kara stood back, agitated, but allowed her father and mother to go in first, even if they were the last to get there.

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