The One He Let Go

out the IV. Blood trickled down, staining my sleeve, but I didn't ca

rantically for my car. I didn'

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ed with

stepping back and bare

sed, but I shook my head, muttering anot

by the driveway. I slid inside, holding

.

the kind of silence that prickled at my skin. My heart san

open, I stepped

nging to her leg. My son, who she had always treated with so

voice low and straine

was wondering how lo

ouched and opened

baby. Come

e buried his face into Evelyn's s

, keeping my voice gentle.

ump rose in my throat as Ev

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g a hand dismissively. "If he doesn't want to

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balled in

ome here

attered. What had she said to him? What l

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d gestured tow

it down? You're g

here until you tell

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Grant's property for days. Fans are shocked by the length

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the screen, m

e, for God's sake! Where am I su

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oblem. But you should probably

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said casually, as if

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the world, you're just a crazy fa

heard soft murmurs followed by laughter. I turned

arm draped casually around someone. M

es were true after all. They stopped when they saw me, their smile

out, taking a step fo

me, his fac

you sti

my vision blurr

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ate voice broke

pin, the air suck

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e wide. It was moments like this she looke

t's time for you to leave" s

Anderson, te

this happen? You're going

, Kelly. You took aw

verything, Anderson! Even my life! I've stood by you

ave them to you, but now you just want to discard

mean, you gave them to me willingly.