ching pain of a boot c

ll of dust and decay. A single bare bulb hung from the ceiling, casting long, menacing shadow

cruel as they searched me, looking for the small vial of elixir I always car

stomach, my baby. The thought of my child w

eard a ph

it, putting it on spea

sent a chill colder than the concrete

live?" It

ted. "She's tougher th

ed. "Ethan, my God, what have you done? I just got back

ew to be loyal to Ethan, b

voice was flat, devoid of any

ople... Jocelyn's family... they fought back. We had to... Ethan,

rld st

y throat. My family.

Nicole needs it. The acid attack was severe. This is t

manipulative lover. The

th disbelief. "This was all for Nicole Lawrenc

urvive anything. You've seen it. Nicole is fragile. Besides, Jocelyn's family was a securit

most picture the cold, ca

he gang that took her. She'll be grieving, but she'll direct

roken. The sound of my heart shatter

he phone kicked m

of my being. My love, my sacrifices, my family... all of it meant nothin

had been fo

med in the ruins of my heart. I would not le

at remained within me, the source of the elixir itself. It was me

g essence toward the tiny, fragile life in my womb,

d be my 1

t. He would not bring