An Atonement of Love
partment smelled of
company, a kind soul who had offered it
way from Liam's
th colorful cushions, and photos o
ly made Ava feel more like an intruder in someone else's life
on the floor, her only posse
ing, constant reminder of the re
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Dinner - 8 pm
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umsy, sweet evening at a cheap Italian r
e, always at a new, more extravagan
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ast anniversary before b
otification until t
felt like it belonged to ano
rvous and fumbling, spi
looked at her, as if she wer
tablecloth, his palm warm and a little swea
as that
en her mother got sick, who had promi
cold, cruel stranger who l
so stark it mad
love and devotion as easily as h
ed by a lie she didn'
on the apartment door star
eaped into
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ome to h
alized hi
oring the sharp protest from h
open, a sliver of desperate
sn't
cing men stood
nd expressions that wer
their way into the small apa
ne grunted, his eyes scan
ked, her voice trembl
arp, replaced the
ond man said, his gaze lingering on
ssage from Li
essa
the first man said,
stole from his company.
would have been laughable if the
is no money! My f
anged a look
we heard," the
red to do whatever it takes to get it back. He thinks a rem
essed herself against the wall,
n't just
alculated ac
sent th
to terro
ey," she pleaded, her
everything. My father i
oice
elf to say the word 'de
ust leave
sn't an option," the
use of the stress your family caused. An eye for an eye, you k
for a
the small room, chi
than just a mi
as ven
grief, was actively
bandoning her, h
o a desire for retribution so strong
, and in his place was a m