Circle of Deception 2 by M. Skye Read Free Book Online

and having Maria there provided her with the company she longed for. They hadn’t been the best of friends in the past, but these last eight months, had really improved their relationship. They now had a common goal, and they were family.
    While Maria played with Jordan, Melissa looked over the information Ben had given her during their last meeting. He had informants all over the prison, and someone had reported that Sean had recently begun to receive mail. In the eight months he had been imprisoned, he had never received a shred of mail up until two weeks ago.
    After the first letter had arrived, mail started to come in daily. This aroused Ben’s suspicion, and instead of contacting Melissa, he thought maybe he could get through to Alex. Of all his children, he missed Alex the most. Maybe it was the fact that Alex was the most like him, but nevertheless, Alex was his favorite.
    Alex never let Ben dictate any aspect of his life, and he secretly admired that about him. Alex was always the one of the three who openly defied all odds, with the same intensity and fire he saw in himself. The letter he had sent to Alex and Meg was his first attempt to regain a shred of their trust. He wanted to be on their good side in case things went south, and with his new suspicions, he thought it could be sooner than later. He had made many mistakes with his children in the past, but he wasn’t going to let it happen again. If anyone were going to try anything, he would be one step ahead. As a result, he had the letters seized from Sean by any means necessary.
    Melissa now had possession of the letters, and had read them several times. They were from Bianca, and none of them said much of anything. Just talking about how things were going, the usual small talk about how much she blamed Meg for everything, and how she couldn’t wait to make her pay; all typical for Bianca. She still refused to take responsibility for her own actions and blamed everyone, but herself for her current situation. She mentioned Allison several times, only to say that Meg would never be a real mother to her, but nothing significant.
    Honestly Melisa was surprised she even mentioned Allison. All the time she had been around them, Bianca never seemed to care about her. Maybe she was remorseful now that she didn’t have the option anymore. Whatever the case was, the letters contained nothing to lead them to Amanda, and Melissa was beginning to lose hope. The only bright spot about everything was the fact that she was able to give Maria some much needed time with her grandson.
    Jordan seemed to take to her instantly, and he rarely liked anyone on the first meeting. Jordan was a very picky subject. To be so young, he was selective about who he let near him. When they would take him to his appointments, he would scream his head off when the doctors and nurses would touch him. His tears would only subside when either Meg or Alex picked him up. It also took him a while to adjust to Matt. He used to cry every time Matt took him, but now they were okay. It was like he knew Maria already, and he seemed quite content with her. Maybe it was the fact that she and Meg looked so much alike. Whatever it was, he hadn’t made one peep since she picked him up.
    As hard as it was, Melissa tore herself away from them and focused on the task at hand. She had to get whatever she could to reunite Maria with her family. She still felt like it was partially her fault for not pushing harder when it came to Ben’s torment. Letting the world believe that Maria was dead was the only way for now, the only one she could be around openly was Jordan. She knew being away from her daughters and Emilio was torture for Maria, and she wanted to help rectify the situation. For now time with Jordan had to be enough.
    The hours seemed to fly by as Maria sat talking with Melissa and getting acquainted with Jordan. She fed him, she changed him, and she played with him all day. He loved all the attention