he wouldn't jump. She loved herself far too much for that

t back to my small, rented room above the cafe

n my own hometown. I avoided the places Don and I used to go, the park

. "Family meeting. Mom says you have t

back to the mansion, my heart

m. My parents, Joline, Don, and Kelsey, who was wrappe

d unsettling sight. "Annamarie, d

he doctor said any emotional distress could be... fatal. And her one true wish

meet my eyes. He just stared

eet, "that you will give your engagement to Kelsey. It's for

what you want?" I asked, m

irrored my own. "Her psychologist said it would stabilize her

ing to marry h

just a pretense," he sa

re stolen life had

waiting for me to break down, to

," I sai

lent. They stare

ss us! I want her to get on her knees and wish us happiness!" She grabbed a nearby letter opener f

side. "Annamarie, just do it! Please! For th

d. How many times had they asked me to sacrifice for Kels

letter opener held so dra

ng with a strange clarity. "I'

es wer

y voice as cold as ice. "Thank me for the seven years I