Chapter 59

"Abby's return!" was the banner across the bottom of the screen, a heavily made-up news reporter speaking and gesturing excitedly as the red-headed Abby came out of the hospital, flanked by her family. The news reporter said that she'd been admitted the night before.

Immediately microphones were shoved at the poor girl, but fortunately her family had obviously hired bodyguards for the occasion; they surged forward and pushed the reporters back, repeating the words "no comment" over and over again, much to the reporters' disappointment. The excitement over a returning prisoner of the Wolf was always high, since it rarely happened more than once or twice a year. Abby was obviously not willing to talk to the media - like most of the captives that the Wolf held for any length of time - so none of them seemed surprised. From the few glimpses that were shown of her, Alex thought she looked rather dazed, almost confused.

The view switched back