The premise is simple enough. Peter goes to his junior prom. However, things don't work out as planned.

Summary: Timeframe: immediately following the events of ‘Retribution'. Paul Blaisdell must now leave his family, his friends and his life as a police officer to battle his demons; or at least that is what he has told them. It has been a difficult departure, as he has had to say goodbye to those he loves...including a man he has called a close friend for over twenty-three years, and a man that despite the cold steel of his ex-mercenary façade, is having perhaps the hardest time accepting his departure...and the final goodbye that must be said between them... Part of the "Ties that Bind" series -- This story can stand on its own, however, parts of it are referred to in the story "A Moment of Truth."

Revenge rears from the past, bringing with many secrets. Can Peter and Annie survive?

Peter searches out Paul to find some answers to his past.

With their parents away, two grounded teenagers' Halloween celebration doesn't go as planned. Unexpected guests, disappearing family members, and someone or something lingering in the darkness. It's one Halloween the Blaisdell children will never forget.