sister, Sarah, came with
e screen, a cold, impersonal nu
s debts and live a good life. I' m taint
was
ve you. Just a comm
knot of ice formed in my stomach. I knew where she would go. The bri
ng lights of police cars and an ambulance painted the night in strokes of red and blue.
d turned into a muted film, and
nfirmation. Her sacrifice. Her final, desperate act of love.
she started. I had to
ward the life Sarah had just paid for. I found Liam at a high-end r
sn' t
emed obscene in my silent world. A woman sat across f
the doorway
ing easily across the quiet restaurant. "She' s not a g
her in three days. She' s good enough
te
shattered
to countless m
away from a bri
y hand. A bitter laugh escaped my lips, a dry, cracking soun
Liam' s eyes widened, a flicker of something-annoyance? surprise
t are you d
money on my phone. Sarah' s last word
a j
name. I walked past the fancy cars and the laug
e air inside was thick with incense and quiet.
arse, but my wo
to shave
eyes full of a calm I
?" he
y gaze fixed on nothing. "
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