Ally tells Eric about the medication swop. The medication that should be in the mix would actually help him regain his sight. Someone is deliberately causing a delay in his recovery. One of the side effects of the delayed recovery could be permanent damage. Ally cannot be sure how much damage was already caused by the medication. She can only hope that Eric would regain his sight, should the medication supply be rectified.Ally watches Eric carefully. He is livid. He thanks her for the information she gave him and asks her if they can go back to the house. Ally helps Eric to the house. Agatha is right on time, even though they returned earlier than expected, and takes over as soon as Eric enters the house. She had to be watching them all this time. Ally is sure she saw her using Eric’s phone.The whole week was taxing for Ally. It was drawn out and she was bored out of her mind. She did not see much of Eric. When she woke the next morning there was a security detail outside her bedroo

“Eric?” Ally asks. The uncertainty evident in her voice.“Good morning.” Eric says to Ally. He still has the look of confusion on his face.“Is it? A good morning?” Ally asks Eric. “You look worried.”Ally’s heart is beating at a rapid pace. Eric can fully see her now. She is sure of it.“Why are you covering up your body?” Eric asks her. “Did you always cover up before I regained some of my sight?”Ally stares at Eric. He still cannot see completely?“I…. yes, I did.” Ally tells Eric with an uncertain chuckle.“Well, that will have to stop.” He says in a soft drawl, pulling the covers from her. The confused frown has now gone from his expression. “And yes, let me show you what a good morning it is.” He tells Ally while pulling her against him, kissing her neck and letting his hands wander over her body.********* It is already well into the morning when they finally get out of the room. Agatha seems to have lost her nerve. The two security guards appointed to watch over Eric and All

Ally looks at Eric. The way he stares at her tells her that he can see her very clearly right now.“I probably have.” Ally starts to tell him. Erik slams his fist on the desk.“Why the hell would you do this. Where is my actual wife?” Eric boulders at Ally. She takes a step back to get a little more distance between them.“I can explain everything.” Ally tries to tell Eric. He slams his fist on the table again and walks around it to come to stand directly in front of her.“I do not even want to hear it. You know the family rules. As a curtesy, I will give you the luxury of a choice.” Eric glares down at Ally.“A choice?” Ally stammers. She knows the family rules but she cannot think what choice she has to make.“Yes, Alicia. A choice. You can decide how you want to leave this family.” Eric seethes at her.Ally knows exactly what he means. He does not even have to say it out loud. The choice for the women in this family has always been to disappear or die. Only one woman could get the

“Where is Max?!” Eric yells into the hallway. “Send him to me!”Gareth follows Eric as he storms back to his office.“Sir, Max left with Mrs Ally.” Gareth tries to break the news in a way that would not make Eric even more furious.Eric comes to a dead stop and swings around to face Gareth.“What?” Eric gives Gareth a cold hard stare. “When?”“It seems that Max packed Mrs Ally’s things and took her out the door the moment you told her to leave.” Gareth keeps his voice calm even though Eric seems to get more furious with every second.“He took her from the house?” Eric asks harshly.“Yes, sir.” Gareth says. “We tried to track them but both their phones are switched off.”Eric pulls his phone from his pocket and dials Max’s number. He waits a second and then swears under his breath as he dials Ally’s new number. Again, he swears and thrusts the phone back into his pocket.“Find them!” Eric bellows and storms back to his office.Eric goes to stand behind his desk. He looks at the tray of

Eric sits in his top floor office. He looks at yet another email from a private investigator telling him that they could not find his wife in the last year. She has covered her tracks perfectly and there is no sign of her. They have searched everywhere.Eric has been searching for her for the last year. He spared no costs when it came to finding her, yet, she still has to be found.The restaurant downstairs is up and running again. Eric cannot imagine how he would have survived the last year if it hadn’t been for him starting up the restaurant again. He worked non-stop. When he had a few moments, he spent them finding new private investigators to search for Ally. It has been the longest and busiest year of his life.He stares out of the large floor to ceiling windows that make up most of the top floor outside walls. He loves his office here. It looks more like an open plan apartment than an office really.In the large open space, he put his desk and shelves with books and files, in th