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As I walked my gaze take note of the familiar interiors, everything made it seem as if I had never left.

Nothing's changed in all these years but at the same time everything's changed, the change came from deep inside me, the walls had always filled my younger self with terror.

Was it just me or it no longer seemed so scary and suffocating?

I heard the voices, one I recognized unmistakably to be Hayden's.

Then another , also strangely familiar.

It grew louder as I completely made my way down the stairs and came to view.

Amongst Hayden and Hazel was the person I had seen last six years ago.

Sebastian..

All pair of gazes directed at me and the conversations suddenly came to an end leaving us with silence.

Chapter SIXTY FIVE

GRACIE

Amongst Hayden and Hazel stood the person I had seen last six years ago.

His elder brother Sebastian

I made my way towards them, my gaze traveled from Hazel, then towards Hayden, before it finally settled on him.

I stared at him for a moment...he changed since the time I had last seen him , If not for his personality I would have thought he looked a little nervous, well he had every right to feel so considering what he did to me.

"Mommy look, did you know I also had an uncle!" Hazel exclaimed breaking the silence.

My gaze found Hayden's for a moment, the corners of his lips quirked slightly in the tiniest bit of a smile.....A real one, it made my breath hitched until Hazel spoke again breaking our little trance.

"So will you go with me to see my dolls now?I got a new one last week, mommy even sewed a new cloth for it " she spoke with a proud excitement Sebastian didn't return.

He had a look the look of dismay that almost made me laughed aloud, that almost made me forget the fact that I still had scores to settle with him..

He swallowed hard when her fingers made a fist on his slacks , perhaps the initial uneasiness I had seen in his gaze hadn't been caused by me, he looked like he be anywhere but here at this moment..

I swore he even turned a little pale as he slowly unclasped her fingers , he was scared of a five year old?I found the idea funny.

"Fuck " The curse escaped his mouth when she kept insisting and wouldn't let go.

Hazel giggled aloud bringing both her palms to cover her mouth.

"oops uncle Sebastian said a bad word!"

Another curse escaped his mouth as he finally set some space between them.

Hayden glared hard at him and practically snatched Hazel to his side.

"I'll take my daughter out of here before you officially corrupt her!"

"I want breakfast!" she chirped as she skipped off with him hand in hand, I stared after them as they marched towards where I guessed to be the kitchen.

When they were both out of sight my attention directed at him.

We stared at each other for a moment, a look flashed across his gaze I could only assume to be guilt, at least he still had the grace to feel like that.