'What's the matter?'

'How come it seems so wrong?'

'There appears to be a shift, but what is it?'

'I just can't put my finger on it right now, and there isn't time for that. Let's just get this over with and close the deal. The remainder will be revealed later.'

Chenge, whose mind had been poisoned by the mystery girl he met earlier, was currently engaged in another mental fight.

He went to pick up Portia, a young lady he'd known for more than a year. Portia wasn't always the woman he intended to marry. Helen, the daughter, was mistakenly brought home at a young age and assumed the...