She Died for Her Son's Future

ked open, light sli

dn' t know entered

stained mattress, my l

hips, a familiar burn

unwanted things through long, c

was always kept dark, al

the main living ar

place, a drink in his hand, loo

ung to his arm, her smi

e apart, his small face ti

d his drink,

od of you

voice that once whispered lov

hter, her eyes, cold as po

e gentle. She's be

gar, but the swe

a serious lo

we need to discuss your

oice was a rasp,

ago," Ethan said, his tone hardening. "Fo

and strained, "You were mean to A

nes, lines Chloe or

own

deeper than the chill of the

then. The fin

orgiving. All she asks is a simple, public st

? More of this gilde

the best, Sarah. For Leo.

my head, the one that had been my on

ady to lea

, a recurring offer wh

Ethan's shoulder, a crack

cker in my eyes.

movement, misi

hed his lips. "Good. I

ards me, perhaps to of

ant, the wor

es, the sound of Chloe' s fals

anis

y, not in a p

nd pulled away, leaving an e

ate reality, into the quiet