Beyond the Ashes

?" Dayna lunged at Evelyn like a madwoman, forget

nd a blow, Evelyn kic

urge to crush her and avenge her father. "Dayna, do you remember how you bullie

desperate final moments m

sons' care? So what if I bullied you? And your father deserved to die for me! He knew I didn't have a license and didn't stop me. I hit someone, so he had

o Dayna's face, one aft

g the accident three years ago? Aren't y

er's seat. He'd never let me suffer. Oh, and you didn't know, did you? The doctors said if we'd called 911 two minutes earlier, your father might have liv

blade, her blood pooling silent

saw Aidan rushing toward them. "Evel

he cold corner of the wall. The physical pain w

her lips. Dayna was right-Ai

tically. "Aidan, I almost died! I don't know why Eve

Don't you know that if it weren't for your father, Dayna wouldn't have spent three years recover

probably didn't know she had uncov

. She would make

lared. He stood and grabbed her thr

e felt no fear. She smiled and asked, "So I

look so broken, so despair

, who handled the aftermath, knew about the a

up, and lifted her into his arms, his eyes filled with disgust for Evelyn. "I'

ir, and watched them disappear. She laugh

th loving for a lifetime. Now

pause on the recording. Then she sent it to her lawy

hausted, and began to sob uncontrollably. "Dad, jus