g so badly she could bar

s of eyes were on her, on the open coffin,

ace twisted with disgust. "Le

the tattered remains of my best suit, clattered

a small cry es

ts section

' s desecrat

eansing it! The body is just

is a crime scene. Some

urn the bones. It's the only way to b

Liam' s eye. A cruel smil

and intense. "We can' t just scatter the ashe

not haunting you, you bastard. You' re the rea

relive the last terrifying moments of my life every single night. The da

his duffel bag. He had planned this. He had co

ns, the chemical smell sha

y skull. It rolled a few inches in the mud. "Thought you could ruin my life and then jus

conflict. Part of her was horrified, but another part, the part that had

loser," Liam snarled, pulli

w them clearly for the first time. The scratches. Not just on

eath h

it. They were the marks of someone who was

my mouth. My lungs burning, screaming for air that wasn' t there. My fingers breaking as

o one

there was the one now standing over

ng shadows, Ava' s gaze fell from the scratches to the dia

ction. A doubt so profound

ispered, her voi

ught up in his performance. He lower

a screamed, launch

om his hand. It sputtered

elled, turning on her. "I w

ing a trembling finger at the open

He died in the car crash. The coroner said so. He' s ju

ter. She scooped it up and backed away, hol

gaining strength. "No mor

f my name on the cover. For the first time in five yea