C H A P T E R O N E Edenknewtherewassomethingwrongassoonasshejo inedhermotherandstepfatherfordrinksbeforedinner,knewitbytheti ghtnessabouthermotherspaintedmouthandthewayherstep fatherkep ttryingtosootheherdo wn.PoorDrew,hedidnthaveanea sytimeof itwithhisfierywife.Sheacce ptedtheMartiniheheldouttoher, s m i l i n g h e r g r a t i t u d e a s s h e w a i t e d f o r t h e e x p l a n a t i o n f o r her mo thers ups et.

ers ups et. Someth ing was de finitely wr ong wi th her; Eden had never seen he r so up set. Wherewereyouallafternoon?hermotherdemandedtoknow.Iwas atCherylsplayingrecords,shereplieddaze dly.Why?Becauseyou h a d a v i s i t o r , t h a t s w h y . A nyone inte resting? Sh e si pped her drink. A nyon e in teresting! Ange la re peated sh rilly. Of cour se it wa s someon e in teresting, or I wo uldnt be in thisstate. E d e n f r o w n e d a t h e r m o t h e r s a g i t a t i o n . W h o wasit?JasonEarle! J a s o n E a r l e ? B u t I d o n t k n o w a n y J a s o n E a r l e . Thenewspaperman,Drewput inbeforehi swifeexploded. ThatJasonEarle!shewhistledthroughher teeth.Tosayhewasanewspapermanwasan understatement.Hewas oneofthemostpowerfulmenintheworld,controllingavastsectiono fthem e d i a . A n d y o u s a y h e c a m e h e r e t o s e e m e ? Y e s ! Andhelookeddownhishaughtynoseatmewithhissteelygre y e y e s , r i p p i n g m e t o p i e c e s a t a glance.Theicerattledintheglas s w h e r e A n g e l a s h a n d t r e m b l e d w i t h a n g e r , H e w a s s o d a m n e d arrogant! C a lm down , Ange la, Drew advise d. T heres no po int in work ing yourself up abou t th is. N o p o i n t Whyonearthshouldhewanttoseeme?Edeninterruptedhermo t h e r s t i r a d e . I d o n t k n o w t h e man. W e h a v e n t s e e n a n y o f t h e m s i n ceEdenwastwoyearsold,andnowDavidMortonhasdecided GeneratedbyABCAmberLITConverter,http://www.processtext.com/abcli t.html