sister, Sarah, came with

e screen, a cold, impersonal nu

s debts and live a good life. I' m taint

was

ve you. Just a comm

knot of ice formed in my stomach. I knew where she would go. The bri

ng lights of police cars and an ambulance painted the night in strokes of red and blue.

d turned into a muted film, and

nfirmation. Her sacrifice. Her final, desperate act of love.

she started. I had to

ward the life Sarah had just paid for. I found Liam at a high-end r

sn' t

emed obscene in my silent world. A woman sat across f

the doorway

ing easily across the quiet restaurant. "She' s not a g

her in three days. She' s good enough

te

shattered

to countless m

away from a bri

y hand. A bitter laugh escaped my lips, a dry, cracking soun

Liam' s eyes widened, a flicker of something-annoyance? surprise

t are you d

money on my phone. Sarah' s last word

a j

name. I walked past the fancy cars and the laug

e air inside was thick with incense and quiet.

arse, but my wo

to shave

eyes full of a calm I

?" he

y gaze fixed on nothing. "