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"No one knows how many tomorrows they have. That’s what makes it all so precious.”

I lean back against the door, knowing I’ve broken something deep and precious, something beyond repair. I double over and crumble to the floor.

I look at his face. He wants to try. He wants to leave the ghosts behind. So many years, I waited for this day. And now that it’s here, I want to make it stop.

I laugh, sticking my little finger out. Never in a thousand years would I have pictured Troy Heathgate sitting in an ornately carved chair, holding out a flowery little tea-cup.

We collapse against each other. I close my eyes, knowing I have never felt more connected to anyone and it kills me, that it’s wrong.

“Show me,” I whisper.
“You want me to come for you?” he growls in my ear. “Is that what you want, Shayda?”

Some words, when spoken, are like spells that unleash demons from carefully nailed coffins.

We both had our reasons—mine was my family, waiting in the wings for a new life, and his were the ghosts he was trying to keep at bay.

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