Death of a Love, Birth of a Ghost

refusing to process the words. Then, his disbelie

was fury at being de

on his lips. "That venomous woman. She let

is fist. "She is a murdere

e to tear this city apart brick by brick. When you find her, you won't bring her to the hospital.

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o find her, Jaimen. Please. She's my sister. Maybe I can talk

esk and moved to smash it against her own forehead. "I

s heart aching at her display of devotion.

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ouching his lips. "And I know just

number he hadn't called in years.

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that old woman is crazy. She... she attacked me o

n feels when she sees her precious mother paying for her mistake

nto the office. The moment she saw Iva

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r by the throat and slamming her against the wall. H

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sound escaped her lips. It was a laugh. A laugh filled w

mixing with the blood tricklin

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e eye, her own gaze burning w

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