The Girl Who Wouldn't Break

and raw. Willow was still near the river, drawn by a faint,

om his limousine, a s

t, his face a

oing here? Are

r pulled up. Scarlett Vance emerged, e

em, a picture of conc

Willow, a flicker of something cold before she

Is this... the subs

s arm. "We must do

. She "accidentally" fumbled it, and a small, inexpensive-looking ch

arm! It' s not valuabl

"You look so cold, dear. I' ll give you two hundred dollars

s eyes. He wanted to appease Scarlett,

y-eighth favor. Get the charm. Or you won't

smile, didn't he, dear? Because it reminded him

loser. "My only devotio

an' s hard face to Sca

d towards the river. The w

in shoes, climbing up her legs. She winced but

losed around the small

hivering uncontrollably. She

imace. "Thank you, dear." She held

took th

," she said, her teeth c

armacy, the money clutched in her hand for medicin