Intense it is. This story is excellent, very compelling. I'm awed by how well you craft these characters for your story.
I also feel badly for Carol Sherman and her family. Hope she has a guardian for the girl. It does very much show Trask's psychosis and evilness.

What a cliffhanger! mecry

Cuidadora

"Honey, we didn't care if you were a Russian or a Martian... You were ours... and we weren't giving you to anybody." ~ Martha in Strange Visitor

"A love that risks nothing is worth nothing." ~ Jonathan in Big Girls Don't Fly