31 chapter 31

The pair had slept the entire night and well into the next day. The pair felt much better after all the rest that they had.

Iona spoke,"I wonder why this house was left abandoned after being so well furnished? Somebody took great care into the building and maintenance of this house."

The pair gave each other a puzzled look.

Donas spoke,"I do not know but it is so common that people die in the Socanas desert that it

may had been left unattended after they died. The Invisible Hand prides itself in it's human sacrifices

to it's spirit gods. They do not care for the well being of those to be sacrificed!"

Iona spoke,"That sounds good as an answer as any so let us go with that."

Donas spoke,"Fine, but we must keep our guard up if the owner is to return. We do not know if they will be friendly to uninvited guests."

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A few more days goes by and the pair had fully recovered from their escape from their former cult. No one ever returned back to the home.

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Several months goes by still the pair are left alone. Iona becomes pregnant with Donas' child and the pair was very happy to be expecting twins. They had never had children before and they were totally in the dark to what they needed to do to raise twins.

The pair managed to safely deliver two beautiful babies while they discover the beauty of childbirth.

Iona is handed the children wrapped in large towels.

The parents were both crying out of absolute joy and happiness.

Donas spoke,"The child on the left is a boy and the one on the right is a girl.

Iona spoke,"Let us name the boy Rin and the girl should be named Lin.

Donas spoke,"Those are fine names! We will be a happy family!

Iona smiles while laying a large bed with her two babies.

The couple had a peaceful week after the birth of their twins, Rin and Lin. The children seemed like little angels to the young parents and they felt so blessed to have them.

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But that peace would end all too soon since people in black cloaks were outside the home

coming from each side of the house.

Donas saw one of the figures coming toward the opened front window.

He screamed,"Hide the babies and I will deal with them."

Iona put the babies in a nearby dresser drawer.

All four assassins charge at Donas and kill him with swords.

Iona screamed out,"Donas!" as her partner fell to the ground dead.

She tried to make a barrier between her babies and the four hired assailants but she was knocked down to the ground as she was curbed stomped by the four men.

Out of the blue, one of the assassins had a sword punctured right through his heart to the horror of the remaining attackers.

Another attacker died due to a slit throat as he clutched his blood flowing neck.

Soon there was only attacker remaining and he had grabbed up Iona. The assassin was using her as a human shield. A huge knife was place against the slender throat of Iona.

The man was killed with a knife to the temple but the foe cut Iona in the throat on the way down.

She stumbled over to dresser and held her babies one last time. She saw the figure that tried to save her.

It was an older man with a white beard.

He said,"I try to save you two but I failed! But I will care for your children as a means to repent for my inability to save you two."

Iona died with her babies in her arms.

The man in the sand colored cloaked picked up the crying babies and held close to his chest.

The old man saw the children's names written on their clothes.

The man spoke,"I will bury your parents somewhere near the house and I will become your

grandfather. I will care you two, yes I will."