All too late for his love

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“Boss, Ms. Sanford is still alive!”

Only then did Zayn pause whatever work he was in the middle of, the pen he gripped in his left hand hovering above the paperwork.

A self–deprecating scoff escaped him next as Liam’s words sank in.

There they were again, the delusions that had been mocking him since Willow’s death.

He’d just imagined Liam, who had never been a wisecrack and took his job seriously, telling him Willow was still alive.

How could Willow possibly be alive when Zayn himself had applied makeup on her reconstructed face and combed through her wig before she was cremated?

He had even personally carried the urn containing her ashes, which was all that was left of her. Willow was not coming back.

“What did you just say, Liam?”

Zayn’s icy voice was quiet, but it seemed to draw the air out of the room and leave Liam breathless.

had to take a deep breath to feel the air pressure in the room return

on Zayn’s desk and said, “Boss, Ms. Sanford is

internet sensation. She’s now The

finally cast his gaze on Liam’s phone screen when he heard

pictured smiling as

a vintage–looking white

features. With a face like that, she could put other women to shame

Willow’s presence had always

smiled so brightly in the pictures and looked so angelic in her white dress that it was hard to imagine

looked enchanting, like an

thumb as though caressing

back to life in his

alive. For a moment, everything felt right and

Zayn’s happiness lasted only a second before he was filled with violent

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was still alive, and yet everyone in the world had heard of Zayn losing himself in grief over

a

supposed

enjoyed watching his mind

he contemplated