ora
eeks
cane now, my leg still stiff, but I forced myself to
submissive, broken wife. I nodded when Ethan spoke. I s
shadows,
d in "disappearing" people from abusive marriages. He didn't kno
en me. The diamond earrings from our wedding? Sold. Th
ones. They meant nothi
It was all I was taking. A change of clothes, my sketc
t Ma
trict. It smelled like sulfur and rotten eggs, but it would hide my wolf s
somew
fr
doorframe. She was always th
id, keeping my voice flat. "The doctor
ack. "That looks h
st art s
room, reaching for
things," I said,
ed. "Ethan, help! S
cript she rehea
appeared, looking harassed. He was wearing a
ow?" he
t!" Ilene sobbed, clutching her a
said, tired. So tired. "
the bag. Suspicion clouded
N
. That is an
and wasn't full force; he was distracted. I managed t
I said.
th. "Ilene, stop it.
ut
late. Ilene, go to your room. Aurora, go to the
ned to
e turning a spectacular shade of gray. "My heart... i
ked at his watch, the
driver for her
. "Only you make m
ng the ticket to my freedom. If he stayed, if he looked closer, he might see the desp
Ethan said. "Go
e and walked her down the hall
t me.
t door close and the engine of
go to t
Masker. It tasted like ash. I gagged, feeling the ma
up my b
ack was pale, thin, with a scar running down her neck.
hand on my
would never have with him. "I'm glad you ne
ked out of the room, down the stairs wher
d. The rain would w
e. I limped toward the treeline, to
ve years, I was alone. A
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