WHILE Abhaya is working on her brow that always crossed the line. She gets distracted when she thinks of the man. She'll never be able to forget the man who gave her existence meaning.

Tears rolled down in her eyes, but she managed to keep them from running down her cheeks. She'll have to show some bravery. Her heart was on the line in the bet that Hudson Herrence Hayes, a man she knew by that name, would play.

Her puffy eyebags told her she hadn't gotten enough sleep. She gave a glum grin. To be sure, Hudson is to blame for everything. Why did she end up here, of...