er grabbed
frantic struggles were us
e said, his voice casual, as if
t finger. I screamed, a raw, desperate sound tha
n! Pl
artilage giving way, and then a pain so white-hot and absolute that ite my finger used to be. The world tilted, the dim ligh
dusty floor. It lay there, small an
resolve formed. I had to make hi
my voice a hoarse whisper.
e picked up his burner phone, his fingers sli
room's suite at the wedding venue, the pristine white walls a st
invisible scratch on her foot, dabbing it with a cotton ball. The sight of his gentle conc
twisted my ankle. Ethan had carried me for a mile, his face creased with worry, whispering that he'd nev
led through the phone's speaker. "Are
obably has a whole makeup kit wit
to hold the phone steady with my o
oking at you. You look a mess. Did you roll aroun
ring his image on the screen.
, selfish child who can't stand it when someone else
st look," I begged
e my pinky had been was undeniable. The mangled flesh, the exposed bone, the bl
yes. A flicker of shock. A hint of dawning horror. He
ng. He was star
n Chloe
h, that is disgusting, Sarah! Where did you get that fake movie
Ethan's chest and let o
s is all my fault. She's just doing this b
n's eyes vanished, replaced
entirel