in cashmere and concern. She placed a bouquet

ripping with manufactured sympathy. "Julian tol

chair, stood up. He looked exhausted

s arm. "I had to thank her." She looked at me, my body trembling with

wer. I just

ee," Julian said, his voice

sympathy on Victoria's face vanished. It was r

se, her perfume c

le fool, aren't you?" she whisp

I just focused on brea

ow, cruel sound. "He feels guilty. That's all. He's

, savoring

edure, when they harvest the antibodies from your spine? It causes a complete syste

had only said "complete the request." Death was a logical

er in my eyes and misi

voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisp

a wide, pr

its own in a few months. I just needed to know how far he would go for me.

ou, you sad, little groupie, you were the perfe

shattering my world. But my world wasn't here. It was waiting for

ce, a dry rasp. "So, y

eemed to thro

ke him watch me die. Just as a

h fury. "You don't kno

ered. "It's not about what you can get.

as cracked open just a sliver. And in that

g there the whole time.