The Ex's Nightmare

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me. He took my phon

r died, a part

for days, refusing f

d occasional

o give Maisie the title. For the child's sake. But my heart is only ever been yours. From

oted face, I felt

ted to live carrying my

sting and beca

He thought I'd fina

ck, Jeffrey announced a high-pr

g, I clutched Jeffrey's

phone back. It has photos of my brother

y my meekness, toss

ecurity cameras and picked up a weak, unsecu

ing of long-b

r's last trump c

nd, Tucker wedding venue. Cover my

later, the s

ved, Q

out the window at the cold moon,

t on a cliffside lawn, with dignitaries gat

t cost more than a house, sw

"I heard they couldn't even find a whole piece of your brother's body after the explosion. Today

to look a

he deserves a

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t recited

to exchange rings when a lou

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nearby erupted in a cha

er system suddenly went offline

s happ

s a fir

med, scrambl

hielded Jeffrey and Mais

s, I ran toward

t are you doi

ing in terror as he shoved Mais

the railing at t

ep sea stretched

ward me, a smile of fina

next life, I never wa

ering scream, I dove into the a

ff's edge, shouting hel

adow, a small, sleek submersible wa

d by a crew member, shrugging it on

eb Jackson, Jeffrey's biggest business ri

ly. "Set sail. From n