"Parker laughed derisively and stepped out of the car. "Franken-boy believes he's prepared for everything." Her statement was punctuated by a chambered round, a resounding click that could only be Sam's 9mm."As a matter of fact, I do. I am." Came Jarod's angry snarl. "Drop the gun."

"He's not here now, but you are, and I am and I have the gun." His narrowed eyes suddenly widened as if surprised. "Two guns." Jarod chuckled. "And you are going to be taking orders from me for a while." He growled."

I am trembling. That was chilling Mirage. Damn.

Miss Parker is so wonderful here..she always is but there's so much I love here, that's she picking on Broots again and this-- "No," Parker said curtly. "The only thing you'll find in the details, Sydney, is the devil," Parker said as she threw the car into reverse. "And I believe we're searching for Jarod."

She's not going to tell the woman's secret. I see again that woman's code and little girls' code thing here that you first introduced us to in The Return series with Nia and Parker. I remember now that Parker was kind to Zoe as well in Forces of Nature and in Circles of Hell was sorry that Zoe overdosed. I think it's cool that Miss Parker is above being catty most of the time. Fabulous chapter.

"Sometimes you don't have to become a monster to stop one, Jarod. But sometimes you do, and this is one of those times.".....Mirage, that says it all right there you wordsmith! And this... "Hell hath no fury, Motherfuckers." I'm still loling about your note at the beginning. Jarod singing I will survive. It kind of ties in with the story. I hopehe does surivve and Miss Parker too. Please? Post more soon and thank you for updating this after 3 years!!! 3 years! It was worth the wait. I don't want to wait another 3 years for the rest of it though. Ahhhh "Karma is a bitch; Miss Parker is her name" Best line of all time.

Thank you for the note at the end. I was worried. I am still worried. Even having already read it.... I am so scared.

This is exactly how I think she would react and I have wondered ever since we saw her on the series running in to see Mr. Parker to ask about the baby. She was really afraid for her 'baby brother'. She ran in and was breathing hard "Daddy, I just heard". SO if she learned the baby was hers and that he was dying...yeah it would go this way. You know her so well. This was so sad. There is so much yearning and pain.

"When Angelo had thrust the child into her arms, and then just as abruptly thrust the truth upon her, she had cried. And she had begged him to hold on. "

:( Crying.

My Latin is rusty. I'm glad you didn't write the whole thing in Latin. That's my only complaint...and that the chapters are so short. Ohhh MIss Parker. "What about what I need. Have you ever stopped to consider that?" What's telling is they both have this internal dialogue going on that is putting them down andit's like they are each other's inner voice or something...a darker voice. It's wild. I never thought that Raines woud want to insure his actions and had Jarod do a simulation about Catherine's death but that makes sense. Rainesis a coward and he wouldn't want any blacklash. These two. You write them so well and you talk about spiders and their webs but you weave the ultimate webs you spider you. I'm glad she didn't take the pretender too far. Wonderful work Mirage.

What an amazingly well written and hauntingly  beautiful scene this was. My fav is 'Several panes of glass were missing from windows and the architecturally unsound structure was blanketed with spider webs- quite a few eight legged occupants were moving about freely, spinning silk as they placed bets as to where the errant moths circling the bare light bulb above the door might fall. Hunters. They were hunters.'

OMG. Who even bothers to paint that kind of beauty anymore and it transitions into Sydney being a hunter leading in to Jarod. Stunning work. The tears becomign laughter....Jarod's about to snap and you give us a clear painting of that. No one  illustrates their words like you can. It's really amazing. I'm in awe.

Ooh. ooh! Mirage! OmG! This is horrific and wow... one of yours I never read but now I feel I must. I feel sorry for Jarod but I think he did right thing. He didn't mean to do the right thing but jail wouldn't have held the guy long anyway. That so scene with the gators is...felt like I couldn't breathe. I've read this six times over and over and over. You are good girl.

I'm a bit scared with all warnings but I'm going to give this is a try. :) THe rapist got what he deserved.

I want more of this. Hurry and update it.

Hello? Update please.

I love your stories, especailly the dark ones!!! You write all the characters so well, even COX! I especailly love how similar they all are to the ones we know. I can't wait to see what will happen and where Parker has gone. Please update soon!

When are you going to update!!! I just read this entire fic in one sitting and it is amazing. You've got all the characters down pat and a good very different plot going on. Please update.