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shoulder, and his fingers came away slick with his own blood. He yanked the silver hairpin

eyes wide with a dawning horror, as i

erously soft. "Or am I just fin

! She' s innocent!" he yelled, gesturi

east of all you." I took a deep breath, the cold rage solidi

ead, his jaw set stubbornly.

text, stepped into the room, holding a leather-bound folder. H

ng smile twisting his lips. "You slept with him, didn't you? Is that

lied, my voice dripping with ice. I gestured to the

m the table and ripped it in half, then in half again, letting the

other identical document, placing it in the same spot. Then another, and

wing pile of paperwork,

oulder will be that IV pole." I looked at Charity, who was trying to make herself as

conflict in his eyes, the flicker of fear

bling. "Dwight," she whimpered, clutching her stomach. "I don'

wh

froze. My blood turn

, the words feeling forei

unned one, and a slow, malicious smile spread acros

mphant. She placed a protective hand over her flat

"Something you could never give him. Bec

rld we

round her throat, a primal scream of rage and grief tearing from my soul. All the pain, all the loss, the

Dwight' s roar

me off her. I fought him, kicking and scratching like a wild animal, my only f

gone mad!" he yell

ck, tears of fury streaming dow

a mask of righteous anger. "What about yo

tally unjust, that all the fight went out of me. I went lim

"You' re right. It was my fault. My biggest mistake was ever thinking a man

ruly love you. You're just filth." For years, I had fought against her words, believing Dwight' s love

she died, and whispered promises of foreve

the bedside table, picked up the pen with a steady hand, and signed t

er across to h

d so tight a muscle jumped in his cheek. He snatched the pen

nd menacing as he threw the pen down. "You' ll

I said, my voice e

ith a possessive fire. "You think a piece of paper c

of my being, the man who had systematically destroyed me. And

m me. My father. My dignity. My hope.

ve

empire, shatter his pride, and burn his entire world to the ground

out of the room wi

once more. "Dwight, honey, are you okay? Don' t worry

with a strained cheerfulness. "You'r

I pulled out my phone and se

inal video file. The one from