A deal with the devil

Chapter 21

It was the right choice. As long as her family was safe, Shirley could enchur amil

Shirley stayed awake all night.

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At the first light of down the pot dressed and went downstairs. –

Jenny brought her a bed of spaghetti but lingered at her side, clearly hesitant to speak.

Shirley ate all the bowl before setting down hes fork. “Il you have something to say, just say it. I’ll be heading but soon.” Jenny hesitated before rephring. “Yesterday, we received a package from abroad. We weren’t sure what to do with I‘

Shirley didn’t think much of it. “Bring it here.”

Moments later, she stared at the package, sitting frozen as the blood drained from her face.

Innide was a prosthetic limb she had specially ordered for Samuel the previous month. Looking at ir, Shirley felt the barriers she had built around her heart begin to crumble. Her composure shattered, piece by pinor,

she grabbed the prosthetic

to see Samuel She had promised never to abandon ham She

But she was

her mind. She needed

the prosthetic righty, Shirley got her car

time together replayed vividly

ago, she had twisted her and while wearing high heels. Despite his own physical limitation, Samuel had carried her

pressing forward with his back slightly hunched to

had felt like she was his

she had carefully treated his wounds, kissing the

beenber pride. She never allowed anyone to belittle hum. Anyone who dared to limiliate him would face her wrath tenfold. He was the man she had vowed

brought, she would shield him from it all As long as

all, people would make

he would come back, she would forgive

her thoughts, she was already at the gates of Moose

Sophia to Newlandia. They were leaving early to catch their

the car, sophila chung to Samuel’s arm as they