oice breaking. "She's my grandmo

nger, no irritation. Just a cold, dead emptiness. I

my problem

s hand. "Come on, my love. Let's get yo

, the team of doctors parti

rom me!" I shrieked, t

evotion to Arthur during his illness, hel

My grandmoth

hey followed Arthur out of the suite, leaving me alon

who could help. I found a young intern, his face pale with st

es fluttered closed. The heart

f pity, cut through the fog of my

fell over me. My grandmother was gone. And Arthur had killed

cold hand, until the world outside the

Arthur and Diana. He had the audaci

I am so, so sorry," she whispered. "If I had known she was your grandmother

her fake illness. For

lt, my love. You were unwell." He looked at me, his eyes full of repro

ut," I hissed, my voice a low, dang

ysterical, Ella." He pulled a checkbook from his jacket. "I'll take care of a

able, then led Diana away, leaving me alone

g them go, my body num

plot, I thought. I jus

et him. I wished he ha

tterly soulless. I stood at the graveside in a black dress that hung off

holding back erupted, a raw, silent scream that tore through me. I cried until my tears ran dry, until my

from the darkness. I was on the floor of my gue

phone. It was the

urgency. "You need to come down here. There