<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff9999">Castelis almost felt guilty at his words, wondering for a brief moment if she had told him about the child, if she’d trusted him enough, could she have changed things for the better? Would having a family have made a difference? But no. this man had always been in there, waiting for the right time to come out. It was better to have never exposed her child to this. He might have been stable for a few more years, but who knew what could have triggered it. No. her head rolled back as he touched her, shivering and yet still making no sound.</span>