All Chapters of His Possession: Chapter 81
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Chapter 81 - The Ledger Page
"Mr. Watson, this page is from Mr. Vale's bank, sir, and it is a copy, sir, and it shows every payment Marcus made through that bank, sir, and it shows the money to Ethan, sir, and it shows the money to the Watsons, sir, and it shows a third name, sir, and I do not know that name, sir, and I think you should see it, sir, before Marcus hears that we have it, sir!"Mr. Cole is standing in my office, and he is holding a single page, and the page is thin, and the numbers are neat, and the names are written in a careful hand, and Mr. Hale is reading over his shoulder, and Mr. Graves stands by the door, and my father is sitting by the window, and the office is quiet, and the page is quiet, and yet the page feels loud, because pages like that change wars, and pages like that end backers, and pages like that name names, and this page names three, and the third name is new, and the third name is a woman, and the third name is Rosa Delgado."Rosa Delgado, Mr. Cole, and who is she, and why did M
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Chapter 82 - The Bank Box
"Mr. Ashford, this box has not been opened in twenty five years, sir, and the key is yours, sir, and the box is in your wife's name, sir, and I must ask you to sign, sir, and I must ask you to show me the key, sir, because a box like this does not open for a stranger, sir, and it does not open for a son alone, sir, and it opens for family, sir, and you are family, sir!"The bank manager is standing in a small private room, and the box is on the table, and the box is metal, and it is grey, and it is dusty, and my father is holding the locket, and I am holding his hand, and Mr. Graves is by the door, and Mr. Hale is beside me, and the room is quiet, and the air smells like old paper, and like dust, and like a secret that has waited a very long time to be opened, and my father puts the key in the lock, and his hands are shaking, and the key turns, and it turns slow, and it clicks, and the box opens, and inside there is a letter, and a tape, and a photograph, and the photograph is of Elen
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Chapter 83 - The Hall By The River
"Kael, do not step on that floorboard, and do not touch that mirror, because this hall has not been used in twenty years, and the dust is thick, and the air is cold, and the stage is dark, and your mother sang here, Kael, and your mother sang here last, and this is where she hid it, and this is where we will find it, if Marcus has not found it first!"My father is standing in the doorway of the hall by the river, and the hall is old, and the seats are covered in dust, and the stage is empty, and the curtains are torn, and Mr. Graves is holding a lamp, and Sam Porter is checking the doors, and Clara is beside me, and she is holding my hand, and she is frightened, and she does not hide it, and the dressing room is at the back, and the door is open, and the mirror is cracked, and the third drawer is under the mirror, and I walk to it, and my hands are shaking, and I pull the drawer, and it sticks, and I pull again, and it opens, and inside there is a small envelope, and a key, and a phot
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Chapter 84 - Rosa Delgado
"Do not knock loud, Kael, and do not knock like a master, because Rosa is old, and Rosa is frightened, and Rosa has waited twenty years for a knock, and she has waited by a blue door, and she has waited with a tape in her pocket, and if you knock loud, she will think it is Marcus, and she will not open, and if you knock soft, she will think it is a son, and she will open, so knock soft, Kael, and knock like Elena's son!"Mr. Cole is standing beside me on a road by the river, and the house is small, and the door is blue, and the garden is full of roses, and a woman is sitting by the window, and her hair is grey, and her face is lined, and her hands are shaking on a cup, and my father is behind me, and Sam Porter is at the gate, and Clara is in the car, and the evening is quiet, and the river is quiet, and I knock, and I knock soft, and the door opens, and Rosa looks at me, and her eyes go wide, and she puts her hand over her mouth, and she whispers, and her whisper is a name, and the n
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Chapter 85 - The Man In The Black Car
"Bring him in, Sam, and bring him alive, and bring him to the hall, and bring him to my mother's stage, because a man who watches my mother's hall is a man who works for Marcus, and a man who works for Marcus will talk, and a man who talks will tell me who carried me, and who burned my mother's letters, and I want that name, Sam, and I want it tonight!"Sam Porter drags the man in, and the man is thin, and his suit is black, and his hair is grey, and his hands are shaking, and his name is Nathaniel Finch, and he is a clerk, and he works for Ashford Shipping, and he has worked there for thirty years, and he has burned papers for Marcus, and he has carried letters for Marcus, and he has watched houses for Marcus, and now he is standing on Elena's stage, and the stage is dark, and the curtains are torn, and my father is standing beside me, and Clara is holding my hand, and Mr. Graves is by the door, and the hall is quiet, and the river hums outside, and Finch looks at the stage, and he l
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Chapter 86 - The Rest Of The Tape
"Kael, sit down, and lock the door, and do not interrupt me, because tonight we will hear the rest of the tape, and tonight Rosa's tape will speak, and tonight Elena will speak, and tonight we will learn the name of the man who carried you, and we will learn it from your mother's own voice, and we will learn it here, in this house, and not in a bank, and not in a hall, and not in a car, but here, at home, where a son should hear his mother!"My father is sitting across from me in the library at Hillcrest House, and the tape is on the table, and the player is old, and Mr. Graves is by the door, and Clara is beside me, and Julian is beside her, and Rosa is sitting by the fire, and she is holding a cup of tea, and her hands are shaking, and the night is quiet, and the house is quiet, and my father presses play, and Elena's voice fills the room, and she is singing, and then she is speaking, and her voice is clear, and it is brave, and it is the voice of a mother speaking to a son she may
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Chapter 87 - Peter Quinn
"Mr. Quinn, do not run, and do not shout, and do not call for Marcus, because I am not here to hurt you, and I am here to hold your hand, and I am here because my mother told me to, and my mother said you cried, Mr. Quinn, and my mother said you loved me, Mr. Quinn, and my mother said you would tell the truth, Mr. Quinn, and I believe her, and I believe you, and I am here, Mr. Quinn, and I am Kael, and I am the baby you carried!"Peter Quinn is standing in Marcus's garden, and it is morning, and the roses are wet, and his hands are wet, and he is holding a hose, and he drops it, and the water runs over the stones, and his face goes white, and his eyes go wide, and he looks at me, and he glances at Julian, and he looks at my father, and he looks at Sam Porter, and he puts his hands over his face, and he cries, and his crying is loud, and it is the crying of a man who has waited twenty five years to cry, and who has cried alone, in a garden, every morning, and who is finally crying in f
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Chapter 88 - Clara Stands Beside Me
"Kael, come here, and stand beside me, and do not hide behind Mr. Graves, and do not hide behind your father, because tonight this restaurant opens again, and tonight the whole town is here, and tonight they will see us, and tonight they will know, Kael, and tonight I am not your florist, and tonight I am the woman who stands beside you, and I am not afraid, Kael, and I am not afraid anymore!"Clara is standing in the doorway of the rebuilt restaurant on Cedar Lane, and it is evening, and the lights are bright, and the lilies are on every table, and the bread is in the windows, and the town is here, and the shops are open, and the street is full, and she is wearing a green dress, and her hair is down, and she is holding my hand, and her hand is warm, and my father is beside us, and Mr. Graves is beside him, and Sam Porter's men are at the doors, and Ethan is inside, and Ethan is wearing a waiter's apron, and Ethan is carrying plates, and Ethan is working, and the whole town can see it
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Chapter 89 - The Last Ship Sails For Me
"Mr. Watson, the last ship is in, sir, and the manifest is signed, sir, and the cargo is yours, sir, and Mr. Vale has signed the import company over, sir, and from today, sir, every ship that comes to these docks comes for Northgate, sir, and every crate that lands here lands for you, sir, and Ethan Calvino has no ships left, sir, and Ethan Calvino has no cargo left, sir, and Ethan Calvino has nothing left to sell, sir!"Mr. Hale is standing on the docks, and the morning is bright, and the cranes are moving, and the ships are in, and the men are working, and Mack is standing beside him, and Mack is smiling, and Mr. Vale is standing beside Mack, and Mr. Vale is holding a pen, and his hands are shaking, and he signs, and he signs the last paper, and the import company is mine, and the ships are mine, and the cargo is mine, and Ethan is on the dock, and Ethan is wearing work clothes, and Ethan is carrying a crate, and Ethan is sweating, and Ethan is working, and the whole dock can see it
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Chapter 90 - Lilith Has Nowhere To Go
"Get out, Lilith, and get out now, because I have fed you, and I have housed you, and I have listened to you, and I have done it for months, and I am tired, Lilith, and I am tired of your tears, and I am tired of your promises, and I am tired of Marcus, and I am tired of Ethan, and I am tired of Kael, and I want my house back, Lilith, and I want my quiet back, and I want my life back, so pack your bags, Lilith, and go, and do not come back, and do not call, and do not write, because I am your mother, Lilith, and I am done, and I am done being your shelter, and I am done being your excuse!"Lilith's mother is standing in the doorway of her small house, and it is evening, and the street is quiet, and Lilith is standing on the step, and her bags are at her feet, and her hands are shaking, and her face is pale, and her eyes are red, and she has cried, and she has begged, and she has promised, and none of it worked, because her mother has heard it all before, and her mother has heard it fr
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