started packing up

s, a deep, lingering pain

with Collin and me holding his h

acing them in a box along with his tiny cl

e was no trace of Simo

a, exhaling deeply, coun

ly realize Simon was truly gone

ompany Luna, making my reveng

ipated. An unfamiliar yet recognizabl

ong had it been sinc

letting them pass bef

ost your mind? I was just taking care of Luna, and you went crazy enough to burn down my shop? You really

away, I had been subjected t

ry because of his words. Instead, a sne

I intended to

of us deserved to live in a wor

call the police." I responded coldly,

ave cried and begged him to forgive me, begg

angry. Aubrey just lost her mind for a moment. Don't be

Collin's eyes, I'm like a boy. If we were going to be together, it would have happened long

d bluntly, "So you're saying you're a man? How do you

f grievance as she explained, "Aubrey, I'm truly at my wit's en

shed, and you're a jinx with no friends, so you have to

me, "How dare you fucking talk to Luna like that? Don't you want to c

ollin hung u

e phone, I coul

llin and I used to share, though h

r containing a photograph, a "family portrait" of Co

knife and drew a large

." I murmured to myself,

ion. I held the photo up, examining it through the light. "Eva, I