te of freedom. After a lifetime of his smooth, confident voice, it was over. My hands trembled as I hung up, stari
e second crushing blow: my university admission, my future, was gone. He' d proposed amidst my grief, a manipulative anchor to a broken woman. For ten
d traded my life and my brother's legacy for Emily White. Emily, who got my university slot,
g to me. Mark's frantic calls and aggressive banging shook the door. He was no longer s
ed him. My brother was dead, and I was finally thinking clearly. He' d given Emily what was mine? It was