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,

another thought, she grabbed the prosthetic and bolted out

She had promised never to abandon ham She had to let him know she had never forgotten that promise.

but would eventually return. But she was terrified Showed that when he finally did, he’d

happened the night before vanished from her mind.

prosthetic righty, Shirley got her car and sped

time together replayed vividly in her

physical limitation, Samuel had carried her on his back the entire way with his stump

complained, only pressing forward with his back slightly

like she was his

she had carefully treated his wounds, kissing the scans

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

et despair life brought, she would shield him from it all As long as he turned back, she would always be

make mistakes, wouldn’t they?

come back, she would forgive

the time Shirley snapped out of her thoughts, she was already at the gates of Moose MANOR

was taking Sophia to Newlandia. They were leaving

watched as the housekeepers loaded his suitcase into the car, sophila chung to Samuel’s