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