“My grandma needs me.

I’ve got to go. You should head home too.”

Once the call ended, Marcus couldn’t shake the feeling that something sinister lay behind Millie’s fainting episode. If she were in Preagend, he would have thoroughly checked her for hidden wounds.

Wounds too small to notice, yet significant enough to warrant concern.

The next day, Shera paid Celeste a visit. It took her half a day to recount her harrowing ordeal, convincing Celeste she was still among the Living.

Gazing at Shera with sorrow, Celeste seemed to be considering how much better it would be if Shera were her daughter-in-law.

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such lengths. I’ve always considered her to be innocent and even saw her as a daughter. To hear what you’ve endured

hand

could be so cruel. Thankfully, I’m back

her eyes filled with worry. She had always

you’ve been devoid of sunlight for too long. Where’s Rhea? I need to give her a piece of my mind.

uncovered,” Shera remarked, believing Rhea had

eyes still filled with the hopeful notion that Shera and Marcus were

night. I won’t lie, over the past five years, the thought of ending it all crossed my mind more times than I care to admit. But the possibility of seeing Marcus

when I finally

broke as she spoke, her eyes

felt a mixture of sadness and guilt. Had she not been so eager to find Marcus a wife, maybe Shera would’ve returned to

learned that Millie, whom she wasn’t fond

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