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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

I'd made excuses for his absences, invented

parties and school

sweetheart," I

loves you

create a loving paternal image had only deepened Lily's hurt, strengthened her attachment to a father

stared at Lily's portrait

back

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

weight of my failures crushed me. I couldn't breathe, couldn't think past the overwhelming

I needed to

thought, I grabbed my car keys and

drive to Sacred Moonlight Cemetery was familiar-I'd made this journey countless times in the sleepless nights since Lily's burial. The cemetery gates were never

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the living who visited at night usually

reason.

and gathered the small offerings I'd brought-a package of venison jerky (Lily's favorite) and fresh white flowers. The night air was cool against

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