iented, blinking against the sun. For a split second, she thought she w
dark paneling o
. The church. The dress
were open now. The hospital bed was empty. The sheets we
s. The house was silent, the dust sheets she hadn'
tchen. He was placing a plate
ies. The toaster is malfunctioning and the budg
gourmet cook, but Julian had o
t. It scratched the roof of her mouth. "It's fine, H
in the library,
get my things from the apartment. Before..."
ting behind a massive mahogany desk, readin
drive you? he asked. His
her purse. "I need to do t
with pity when she arrived. She ignored him
ened t
re everywhere. Bryce had evidently
throwing books into it. Her hands
t door u
la f
ie was loose, his eyes bloodshot. In his han
d when he
dropped his keys. "Baby.
ipped up the suitcase. "I'm here
rabbed her arm. He shoved the newspaper in
the City Clerk's office, taken from across the street. The head
ment, Bryce rambled, ignoring the paper now
m. Then she looked at his face. The
said, her voice terrifying
n't survive in this city without me. I heard you went off with tha
sharp, flooded
the man you
"He's broke! You'll be begg
nto a hug, a possessiv
ase on the entry table. It
m, using the leverage point she had learned in a
a box. He looked shocked. Stel
d. The words hung in the air. "L
pale. "You married t
t of m
She marched past him, her h
after her as she reached the door
door. The sound e
her legs trembling so hard she almost slid t
tim, anymore. She was Stella Ste
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