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Ethan's words echoed in my mind long after he'd slammed the door. "I want to see Lily!" The

audacity of his demand made my blood boil all over again.

My chest tightened painfully, and I gasped for breath. The familiar sensation of panic clawed at my throat as grief overwhelmed me. I fumbled in my pocket for my medicine bottle, fingers

trembling as I tried to open it.

Empty.

A sob escaped me as I slumped against the wall. Of course it was empty. Nothing in my life

seemed to go right anymore.

"I'm sorry, Lily," I whispered to the empty room. "I'm so sorry."

Guilt crashed over me in waves. I had tried so hard to shield Lily from the truth of her father's

absences, invented reasons for

and

with pack business, sweetheart," I would tell her, watching her

disappointment. "He loves

image had only deepened Lily's

face as I stared at Lily's

back

choked out. "I couldn't protect you from him. I couldn't save you from your illness.

of my failures crushed me. I couldn't breathe,

her. I needed to be close to my

grabbed my car keys

Moonlight Cemetery was familiar-I'd made this journey countless times in the sleepless nights since Lily's burial. The cemetery

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the living who visited at

reason.

offerings I'd brought-a package of venison jerky (Lily's favorite) and fresh white

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