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made it hom

m the police asking to come in for questi

skidded off a narrow turn and crashed into a ditch. It caught fi

s the last person

mach d

talk, that we'd made peace. I even showed them our café receipt, the timestamp. The security

lous of her. And now she was dead

pulled, but somehow, I was removed f

ouldn't believe i

find the killer. He was convinced someone had tampered

e

ice ruled it an accide

.. never

d. The woman who stole my future was go

d her gone. I had fantasized about her disappear

dly to be there for him. To hold his hand. T

everything

ck and said nothing. I stood near t

ka not

he appeared at my side and gra

u doing here?" he gro

lowly. "I came to

, eyes bloodshot. "Yo

h to respond, bu

egistry tomorrow.

ed. "Wh

dropped my wrist and walked awa

spicious. I should have q

till in love with him. Because some part

showed up at the regist

lovesic

dge congratulated us. There were no photos. No kiss. No smiles. Just

detached, kept his gaze directed at the road, eyes distant, hurt still lingering in them. I had to remind myself that this was supposed to be the happiest day of my life, I

t the mansion and he turned to m

y I did this

already terrified of w

you kill

fr

y so you could tamper with her car. I know it

ot true-"

d. "The police might've let you go

nt dry. "Yo

during our café meeting. I sure as hell hadn't been anywhere near Isis' car that day, I didn't even know the color or the bran

roof?" I asked

of an anonymous text message that read: She did

linking in disbelief. "An

" He laughed bitterly. "You killed the woman I lo

t me

't a seco

ent. I had been se

y rules but you'll find no peace. You'll go from the spoiled little brat you are to rueing the day you were brought into this world.

zen in the backseat of the car. Tears poo

o it. Blinded by love.

e years, I p

was o

, it wa

ealed. Not yet free of the

carrying a

job. No idea where I would go once I landed in New Z

ck against the seat

ore

re mi

egging to

cratch. Stronger. Smarter. And ne