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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 why he

and school

just busy with pack business, sweetheart," I would

"He loves

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

streamed down my face as I stared at

my own-gazed back at me, innocent

save you from your illness. And now, I

couldn't breathe, couldn't think past the overwhelming guilt and

to see her. I needed to be close to

conscious thought, I grabbed my car keys and headed

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

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intruders, and the living who visited at night

reason.

fresh white flowers. The night air was cool against my tear-stained face as I made my way along the darkened

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