When Love Dies: A Spy's Escape

ave to do this. Ther

s room. He sat across from her, his uniform crisp, his expression

loria's tone was flat, devoid of emotion. She stared at the ster

ket. You know that. Once you're Echo, Gloria Ellis ceases to exist." He leaned forwar

aver. She finally look

thought

er smile touc

riage to Darwin

tion. He saw the finality in her eyes, a chilling emptiness that hadn't b

ion was over. She had made her choice, a sacrifice he

her with a definitive thud. The cool night air felt good on her skin. She

d in her pocket

the screen glowin

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ace filled with adoration as he spoke about her. The article was filled wi

ection was a f

rfect couple! A

o looked at me like that.

easure. Such a devoted husband

was a brilliant businessman. He was a master of public

it herself, f

ctor. A very, v

been fighting for days. She quickly blin

memory from three nights ago. A memory that pl

check before her final mission briefing. She idly clicked on the feed

d the screen made th

moving on top of a woman. The sounds were muffled through the speaker, but the sce

er head thrown back. Gloria fel

g her back slightly toward the

mole just above th

es. A mole belonging to Elyssa Da

d clumsy, fumbled for her phone. She h

led his

abruptly. He reached for his phone on th

d, his voice a little breat

rmalcy while he was still inside another w

heavy silence filled her th

r cry. She just sat there, in the cold, ster

ned into her memory. Until the sight of his betrayal no longer made h

love letters he had written her, hundreds of them, filled with promises of forever. One by

red to the fire. "Betrayal

shared, she felt nothing but a ho

over his expensive suit, humming a cheerful tune. He looked

. I made you some p

toes filled the air, mixed with the faint, cloying scent o

s her. She subtly turned her head

said quietly. "It's yours.

e quickly covered it with a laugh. "Oh, right. I'm so

ll, almost imperceptible red mark bl

o excited to

wearing a new earring, a small, silv

nty that was as cold as

, stroking her hair. The gesture that once

a. You know that, right? Noth

ying face. She saw the new earring, a

thought. Three more days u