"Forever?"
"Forever."
Kieran closed his eyes in complete despair.
He hadn't expected me to make such a decisive choice, though he should have.
He wasn't afraid of me fighting or making a scene - he was afraid of me having no reaction at all.
And that's exactly what was happening. I had moved beyond anger into cold indifference.
Yes, he had killed my mother and desecrated her grave.
He was truly the greatest villain in the world.
The irony wasn't lost on him that Blue Note Bar was where he and I first met.
Where he had fallen in love with my laugh, my kindness, my beautiful soul.
So let it end where it all began.
After a sleepless night spent staring at photos of happier times, red-eyed Kieran brought Owen to Blue Note Bar.
They looked like survivors of some terrible disaster - hollow-eyed, broken, aged beyond their years.
I was already sitting there waiting for them, and the sight of me nearly brought Kieran to his knees.
I looked... different. Healthier. There was a glow about me that
