Chapter 31 Despite the hate she had for him Eric knew they could talk. Death had changed her but he was betting on the fact that it had not changed what they had but first he had to have some insurance. When Wayne died it reminded him of some allies he had made. Some enemies too and now to handle Ariella he was willing to pull those strings. The first stop he made was in owl city. It was in the same city some sixty years back he had met someone who almost made him forget about Ariella. Artina was still in his mind. She had never left. He went to the park they first talked then the restaurant she worked in. Finally he went to what brought him there. Her house. It was still inhabited by the man who killed her before he could let her know how he felt. The man who robbed him a chance to love