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,

thought, she grabbed the prosthetic and

never to abandon ham She had to let him know she had never forgotten

his way but would eventually return. But she was terrified Showed that when

from her mind. She needed to Samurk, One last time,

Shirley got her car and sped

of their time together replayed vividly

limitation, Samuel had carried her on his back the

back slightly hunched to ensure she would’t fall,

that moment, she had felt like she was his

had carefully treated his wounds, kissing the scans on his log

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 she had vowed to

sworn to herself the would never betray him. Never leave him. No matter how much pain et despair life brought, she would shield him from it

people would make mistakes, wouldn’t

come back, she would forgive

of her thoughts, she was already at the gates of

Samuel was taking Sophia to Newlandia. They were leaving early to

the housekeepers loaded his suitcase into the car,