Chapter 22

Mark spent the two weeks after arriving in the settlement alone in his new home. This house Sarah had made for him was much too large for one person. Sarah had designed the house for a family of three. There were two bedrooms, a den, a large living room, and a moderate sized kitchen. Someone had stocked the house with food in preparation for his arrival, so he didn't even have to leave the house.

He went through all the stages of grief. He found himself mad at Jen for leaving him, Sariel for killing her and at one point even Sarah for not being there to help him through this. He blamed himself, wanted revenge for Jen's death, and had even considered suicide. If it had not been for Katie being alive and safe somewhere he might have actually tried, but he couldn't do that to her. Someday she would find out the truth, and she might need him.