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.

breath to feel the air pressure in the room

at his phone on Zayn’s desk and said, “Boss, Ms.

an internet sensation. She’s now The Nation’s

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

screen, Willow was indeed pictured smiling as

in a vintage–looking white

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

Willow’s presence had always been a sensuous

looked so angelic in her white dress that it was hard to imagine her as anything but

like an

of his thumb as though caressing

felt his heart strum back to life in

moment, everything felt right

happiness lasted only a second before

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and yet everyone in the world had heard of Zayn losing himself

of a

a month since Willow’s supposed death.

simply enjoyed

humorless chuckle as he contemplated