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FORTY FIVE – LOVE CONQUERS EVERY PAIN.

MIRA

Numb. I’m numb.

Mason's words hit me like a blow to the chest and I sag against the sofa, waiting and hoping for him to say he’s lying.

“No.” I mutter stubbornly. “That’s not true. My papa couldn’t possibly…”

The seriousness in those ice grey depths stops me in my tracks and suddenly, it feels like my entire world is crashing down on my shoulders.

I don’t have the strength to speak. My tear buds have even refused to drop a single tear.

I’m just numb.

“I was alerted to the scene by my men who knew I was in town but before I arrived, it was already too late. I watched him set fire to the store with my own eyes.”

My bloodstream thrums with shock and for a second, the desperate urge to go back in time and give my papa a well deserved punch swamps me.

“But why didn’t he just kill himself alone if that was what he wanted? Why did he kill my poor mama?”

Mason pulls one of the bar stools and sits down. The darkness in his eyes tells me that there’s more bad news on the way.

“I’m sure you
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