began as
oftened the world into something unreal. Regina sat in the passenger seat, arms
e erasi
n at her hands
said hoarsely. "Sasha woul
ad. "She wouldn't do it herself," he r
like a metronome, counting dow
the console and hand
opened it. Inside were phot
men
ruct
nned
coastal road known
gistered in
ed beyond r
lurred. "This is.
said. "This
ch turned
she whi
ause you're a liability now.
t* hung between t
r abdomen instinctively,
lian said firml
stretch of road. Waves crashed faintly in t
e it happens,
reath hitc
es
lled
nd was sharp, cutting through Regina's thin jacket. Her he
pened th
r-twisted metal, scorched
an hour ago," Julian said quietly. "No
ed at it, h
ng me to die
Julian corrected. "But you ca
ettled into
t of medic
r par
sha's
ose name she
wn her face, carr
to disappear,"
closer. "You
-
ed fast a
age. Regina watched numbly as he tore a strand of her hair free
," Julian s
e
d. "You were made to endur
d faintly in
he u
sitated o
turned
-
e headlines we
GRAY DAUGHTER DEA
EIRESS MEETS
was unide
ory wa
y mourned
ried on
d each other like
Gray ceas
-
all, quiet room
ed of antiseptic and salt. A single
sat n
id softly. "You're
eiling, tears slipping
I now?"
folder on the
was a p
ew
n Will
now," Julian said. "No
one hand resting prote
ay died t
far more dange
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