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,

grabbed the prosthetic and

that moment, nothing else muttered. She needed to see Samuel She had promised never to abandon ham She

Samuel had lost his way but would eventually return. But she

that had happened the night before vanished from her mind.

prosthetic righty, Shirley got her

of their time together replayed vividly in her

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

only pressing forward with his back slightly hunched to ensure she

like she

home, she had carefully treated his wounds, kissing the scans on his

belittle hum. Anyone who dared to limiliate him would face her wrath tenfold.

had 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 all As long as he turned back, she would always be there for him.

would make

back, she would

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

Samuel was taking Sophia to Newlandia. They were leaving early to catch their flight.

car, sophila chung to Samuel’s arm