There was silence from the gathering and more than a few tears. Meara was openly weeping and Aisha had silent tears running down her cheeks.

Carolyn threw herself against Ed to cling to him and cried at how clearly he understood. Her dress was open on her back to expose the tattoo and flashes went off to capture the moment. The spell was broken and the press began calling out questions.

Overcome with emotion, unable to speak or answer Carolyn looked desperately to Karina who stepped forward and announced that there would be no further questions answered this evening. She thanked them all for attending.

She handed Carolyn her handkerchief...