Cosmo had never pleaded with Barrett like this before. Being so young, for a long time, he had no idea how much Zoe had suffered at Barrett's hands.

Gradually, he learned the truth, but out of sheer hatred for Barrett, he never wanted to utter a word of pleading.

But now, as a twelve-year-old boy, he was beginning to understand things he ought to understand.

He had to come to terms with a painful fact: if Barrett wasn't willing to let go, it was very likely that his sister would never be able to leave this man, even in death.

Barrett didn't respond to Cosmo's plea; he couldn't. He couldn't...