Heaven Sent Her, Hell Obeyed Her

ce quivered, not from fear but fro

hing for you ever since. The only reason I'm standing here now is because the national information system got upgr

, her eyes carrying a guarded edge. Considering she'd barely escaped

round and leave, or I'll make you

if no one raised a hand against

expression only made

t in Qidence City. On Christmas, when you were just three, there was a huge celebrat

w and deliberate. "The wealthiest

broke down on the way. I borrowed the bike from a villager just so I cou

ur stories. Leave," Eliana snapped

pped in a burning house,

d out a fish-shaped jade pendant. "Here. This is half of the pendant Dad had ma

s palm, something flickered in Eliana's eyes. Her grip o

pendant she'd worn for years. Its other ha

le. She wasn't just a lookalike; she was the s

he resemblance to their mother.

'Eliana Murray', doesn't it?" h

ing was so subtle. Was he telling the truth? T

fway, she asked, "Where exa

the neighboring village,"

his turns out to be a trick, you won't live to

, fumbling onto the battered bike parked a

forget it when a sudden wave o

she steadied herself and swu

, "Sit ti

. Follow that path

id, pushing the

the soft, delicate little sister he'd picture

ward the neighboring village, the pe

passed without crossing paths

ter, the neighboring v

her best to push the drug's effect

a sleek black luxury car by the road. Its front end d

it's fine. I already called the nearest repair s

ng out a spare and a set of tools like she'd done it a hund

u doing?" Ca

mn tire," Elia

waiting wasn'

ver been worth trusting, and standing

o that?" Carl asked, disbel

, and within minutes, the spare was bolted on tight. With the bad tire k

he stood when she snapped, "

ed out of it, scrambling

You can change a tire like it's nothing. I can't even manage

the sheep," Eliana

had no idea things were this rough for you. Listen, once we're b

like a loosed arrow. His voice cracked in panic. "Slo

oice cold enough to cut. His con

sitate. Her right hand came down in a sharp, d

surged ahead, zigzagging along the roa

..

d the call with a grim look, ripping Neal's eye

yes open in annoya

ed down. Everyone ins

s made him sit upright

laid eyes on her in years, but she turned into quite the beauty. Selling her for thirty grand felt like a loss! We had a deal-after che

nd is the last thing we should worry about. Once I marry Kh

n't possibly measure up to Khloe Clarke, the indulged daug

t grow on trees..." Janessa mutte

ere alive, I'd never sleep easy. Imagine if Khloe found out I was once engaged to Eliana-she'd

half-smile. "I guess you're right. When we get back to Qidence, I'll stop

it? Pointless. Eliana's already gone, and whether you mourn her or not changes nothin

cut short by a loud ru

d packed from home came to mind, a

om between the wrappers and

al remarked, gesturing towa

ount ever since she started working. She knew it took over an hour to get to the bank, but she still refused

t straight to work. Do you really think she's saved up much? If the Clarke famil

d, he tried to snatch t

is still money! Even if she only put in a grand a mo

down his eye mask, and sh

they got to Qidence. She never appre

liana had given him, came to his senses and