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nt returned home,

ped Mira, startling

ess sleep, tear track

face, showed a flicker of concer

so clueless. I told her how to use the emerge

ight, Mira took in h

pristine shirt wrinkled and staine

d up, revealing small

at a faint red m

his grasp, lowered her eyes, and said soft

ing. "Mira, this time was different. Ella was

ng engaged in a week. Don't say things you don't mean, okay? Trust me,

and asked abruptly,

ng. "Probably left

Fuller, this is the South Crestwood Police

stepped onto the balcony

uick, but Mira still

mile curved

d with an email

d out, saying, "Mira, I'm heading to t

etreating figure,

email from he

ended her as the medical department's top

e coincided with

rightened, then replied to her supervis

.

eturned w

akfast, froze wh

him, wearing his coat, clutching his

. "Mira, she was followed. Her place isn't safe, so I brought her here for a few da

, "We're done. You don't need my

grabbed her hand, and dragged her to the kitchen

, rubbing

and said calmly, "I'm not making

re out. How can you talk about breaking up now? This isn't just about us. The Fuller a

came from th

changed, and

follo

d their framed ph

rn by a deep scratch, splitting their o

down her face. "Vincent, Mira, I'

photo and accidentally broke the frame. I'm so

iful tone softene

er hand, where a shard of gl

ling with sarcasm. "You're awfully careless, br

ads. "I'm so sorry, Mira.

ion. "She said it was an accident. Why are you be

disinfected the wound, and insisted on takin

a shot Mira a smug smil

t out a

the glass into the trash, a

ng moment, she ripped it int