No Way Back

Chapter 1 Abandoned In A Fire

A fire broke out, and it quickly spread across the entire room.

Jane Fowler collapsed to the ground, motionless, her body racked by coughing fits from inhaling the thick smoke. Her eyes welled up with tears as she fought for air.

The ash that covered her face and her disheveled hair was not enough to hide the natural and unspoiled beauty of her features.

She was under the influence of something because she was paralyzed and couldn’t move a muscle while wondering when exactly she was drugged.

“Jane, gosh, you look disastrous,” Madelyn Fowler said as she approached, wearing a gas mask.

She was kneeling next to Jane, and from her white dress and gentle tone, she seemed like a sweet, innocent little girl.

Or at least, that was Jane’s long–held belief.

“Did you drug me, Madelyn?” Jane cried out, her expression one of shock and disbelief.

Jane just couldn’t wrap her head around the idea that her sweet, innocent sister could be capable of such vile acts.

“It’s just a test, Jane,” Madelyn replied, removing her gas mask to reveal a sly grin. “I’m interested to see if our family would believe more in you or me when they see this.”

Madelyn then placed her gas mask on Jane’s face and smeared a bit of ash on her own cheeks.

Then, with a gloved hand, she pulled a small knife from her pocket and deliberately sliced open her own arm. The wound was gushing with blood.

Madelyn tossed the knife aside and took off her gloves, which she then slid onto Jane’s paralyzed hands. After that, Madelyn clenched her injured arm and yelled at the top of her lungs, portraying an expression of pure terror.

Madelyn yelled, “Help! Daddy, Mommy! Help me! Janie has gone crazy!”

man yelled while he

seven brothers rushed to Madelyn’s aid, Jane watched in

Janie is crazy! She started the fire out of the blue and said she wanted to die

blood and her terrified, deer–like eyes, Jack Fowler glanced over at Jane,

don’t

of the kick nearly

heart far outweighed the physical pain she

as if it were being torn in

taken a

attended a business event, and he brought them

psychopath broke into the event, brought a gun with him, and

had bravely stepped in to block the bullet, while Jack and Madelyn had fled the

she was rushed to intensive care,

her wounds.

the hospital until a few days had passed,

think about it.

took an hour away from Madelyn to visit

would be more accepting of her situation. Madelyn had always feared that the family’s love and respect would shift

so the Fowlers left Jane in the ward for Madelyn as quickly

Madelyn was their

father and the family she had spent so much time and energy seeking. Blood, as

abandon her.

gave in to almost everything Madelyn

what Madelyn wanted, Jane

the gifts first, choosing the best ones and leaving