e ye

ears since Ethan Ha

uld be my home, and felt nothing. The crystal chandeliers glittered above, casting l

d Ethan's beloved Emily down a flight of stairs, the girl who was s

it, a glass of champagne in his hand, with Emily clinging to his arm. He was talking to

The deep, aching love I once had for him was gone, replace

nerve to show up," a woman

with disdain. "After what she did to p

ing at Ethan like she still

ounted on the wall, currently playing a silent slideshow of corporate achievements. It was the annual Hayes Co

d of reconciliation, a public burying of the hatchet. They didn't

lickered and was replaced by a breaking

n Dr. Ben Carter was involved in a multi-car pile-up on the interstate t

me like a p

en Ca

oor. A cold wave of something immense and terrible washed over me, so powerful it buckled my knees. A so

ll silent. Ever

he name a shard of gl

ut the grief was an animal, clawing its way out of my chest, a primal, overwhelming agony that blotted out everything. Tears s

a moment, then her expression soured into confusion

h a dawning horror. The champagne glass hung forgotten in his hand

e years, the confident mask he wore cracked, revealing a deep, unsettling fear.

had cultivated so carefully was shattered by a pain so pro

I used