that was when the thought had first wormed itself into her head. It had remained there ever since. It was there now. She had tried to ignore it. She had prayed for it to go away. But in the end she’d had to accept that she was seriously contemplating a sin much more terrible than covetousness and, worse, she had taken the first step towards putting it into action. It was madness. Despite herself, she glanced upwards, thinking about what she had taken and what was hiding in her bathroom cabinet. Thou shalt not kill.
Was wondering if this is where it was going with Clarissa and Magnus. Would she inherit anything if this was so patrilineal a family inheritance?
Also, had their parents really had an auto accident? Or were they murdered?
