Chapter 77: The Price of Freedom.

Chloe sat in her small apartment, looking at the leather-bound book resting on the table. The pages were filled with revelations of her family's past, which had changed her life for eternity. Filled with amazement and, at the same time, fear, all she could think of were the choices that wanted to come her way. To be a present or slightly overbearing gift, as it was now. Her old life was simple. She had steady employment, a warm and lovely home, and friends to take care of her. Life was comfortable and predictable. Now, that life seemed history. The secrets already unraveled called for some action, and the path was to be trodden without an inch of surety. Chloe took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Inside her head, the storm howled and screamed thoughts that raged in her mind. The weight of her new decision is now crushing against her heart, making it hard to breathe. She knew she could not ignore what she had learned, but the thought of how different life would now be was one o