When Death Couldn't End Our Love
racelet on Olivia' s wrist sent a j
ss in my hand so tightly I wa
ing on, building his perfect l
onstructed com
od with her,
silk, right behind me. I
but her eyes were
happy," I manage
" She let the word hang in the air. "It' s a sham
lear. I was the despe
d Olivia' s waist. He saw me, and his smile faltered for a f
way into the event, probably by crashin
hinking about my proposal?"
. "Oh, Ethan, darling, isn' t this the
ed at me, then at Mark, his exp
a little too much to drink," Olivia sa
iend," I said, m
away, leaving me standing there with Mark,
ing another glass of wi
t working. It co
ing stronger. I
pain in my chest and the ima
here was a knock on
ha
me, his face
ll was that t
you talki
nerate. Making a scene
skin. "Is this part of your game? Trying to m
al, punishing kiss. It wa
Mine or his, I
g hard. "You want atten
Ethan,
he thinks you' re try
as all for he
t do that,"
h, bitter sound. "You blackmailed me
. The photos. My
ble of this. But not tha
him. Or what was
y phone rang
king, associating with that... that person? Mrs. Henderson calle
usatory, loud enough for
he humiliation wash
the phone f
"Ava' s just a little overwhelmed. Yes, a bit too much champagne... I'
, then said, "Don' t wo
the phone back to me
fe is a m
or clicking shut behind hi
h a blinding headache and a sh
asping. The cancer was
ly touched the
than. My heart l
s voice tight with panic. "She' s a
r with my father had started all
u," I said, already
You don'
I do, E
t was a desperate need to b
w. I just kne
iting room for hours. Et
out. The news wasn' t
mother
ted outside, my own mortalit
ater, his eye
e you," he said,
. I followed hi
till in the bed, machines
a flicker of recog
hing to Ethan. He l
ened up, hi
ly audible. "Promise that I' ll marry Olivia. That
eyes filled with a te
s hand. "I promis
death knell for a
ver. Tru