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Ashes She Never Claimed Chapter 9
Cyrus had barely put the ring on Anya's finger before she mentioned a wedding.He looked thrilled."A wedding?"You're already planning it?"Anya lowered her gaze to the ring."I accepted your proposal."Of course we should settle down soon."Cyrus pulled her into his arms."Anya, I'm so happy."I swear I'll make you happy for the rest of your life."I'll give you a wedding you'll never forget."Where he couldn't see, Anya's smile disappeared.She patted his back almost tenderly."I know."I'll give you a wedding you'll never forget too."Something in me stirred.There was something strange about the way she was treating Cyrus today.After that, Cyrus threw himself into planning.He spent so much time between work and wedding preparations that he and Anya actually saw less of each other.Most of their planning happened by message.What style of bouquet? What kind of wedding favors? He sent her pictures of all of it.Anya answered almost immediately every time.But
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Anya cleared her throat."I had my phone on silent. I didn't notice. Sorry, Cyrus."I'm fine. I've just been working too much lately."Cyrus sat beside her and reached for her hand."I'm just glad you're okay. Take a few days off."Your health matters more."Her fingers tightened.Then she gently pulled her hand free."All right. Whatever you say."She studied his face."Cyrus..."I want to ask you something."Three years ago, when Milo left, did he really say all those things?"Cyrus's eyes shifted away."Why are you bringing him up again?"You told me you never wanted to hear his name."Anya didn't look away."I had a nightmare while I was unconscious."I saw Milo covered in blood."He kept saying his death was unjust."She watched every change in Cyrus's expression."The more I think about it, the less sense things make."Before my kidneys failed, Milo treated me well."If he wanted to leave me, he would have told me to my face."Vanishing without a word wasn
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Anya kept crying.I had nowhere else to go.Since leaving the storage cabinet, my spirit seemed chained to her.I sat on a bench in the hospital corridor and watched people hurry past.Most of them wore the same frightened expression.A thought surfaced in my mind.The place where people prayed most wasn't always a church.Sometimes it was the hallway outside an operating room.Every day, families in hospitals begged fate for one more hour.No one had begged for me.My death happened quietly.Nobody knew.Nobody waited outside a door praying I would wake up.After a long time, Anya finally stood, whispering to herself."The ashes."Milo's ashes."Panic returned to her face.She drove back to the restaurant.Cyrus had been left hanging, and he'd probably taken my parents home by now.Anya grabbed the server who had taken the trash away."Where did you take that trash bag from earlier?""In the green dumpster behind the restaurant."Anya overturned one bin after ano
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Just hearing her voice over the phone broke my heart.I bought the earliest flight home.At three in the morning, I stood outside her apartment with cold medicine in one hand and my luggage in the other.Anya burst into tears when she saw me, sobbing so hard she could barely speak."Milo, you big idiot!"You flew all the way back for a cold?"What about work?"Won't your boss be furious?"I wiped her tears away."Nothing matters more than you."And you told me you hated long distance, so I resigned from the overseas position. I'm staying."She hugged me so tightly I could barely breathe."Milo..."We're going to stay together forever."It was bitterly cold that night. The first snow of the year fell all around us.But I felt warm inside, as though I was holding the whole world.For a long time afterward, I believed that memory proved Anya would love me no matter what.But if she'd truly loved me, how could a few words from an outsider like Cyrus turn me into an unforgi
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Anya went completely still.Her phone slipped halfway down from her ear.Dr. Kessler kept speaking."Ms. Lockridge? Are you still there?"This follow-up is important for your long-term health."Please let us know when you're available."Anya slowly lifted the phone again.Her voice shook."Are you really from Wrenfield General?"This isn't some kind of scam?"Dr. Kessler paused, then answered patiently."I understand the concern."Our record shows your transplant took place three years ago, on September fourteenth."Your diagnosis was renal failure."We also have the original organ donation form."I've just sent a scanned copy to your phone."Anya opened the message.There it was: her name in the recipient field and mine in the donor field.Not Cyrus. Me.The form carried the hospital seal and the signature of the transplant physician Anya knew from her own surgery.One document was enough to crack the lie open.Anya's face changed.Her phone hit the floor."Anya
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"I brought him here because I wanted him to see how happy Anya and I are."Maybe, wherever he is now, he'll watch over our family."My parents immediately grabbed his arms to stop him from reaching into the trash."Cyrus, you're still young. You always think the best of everyone."That softness will only hurt you."My father frowned."Milo brought disaster wherever he went."His ashes should be scattered and forgotten before his bad luck rubs off on you too."Anya nodded."They're right."Cyrus, he already hurt you once."He doesn't deserve your sympathy."She called over a server."Please remove this trash bag."And dispose of it away from the dining area."The server tied the bag and carried it out.Only then did everyone relax, as though my remains had been no more important than spoiled food.My mother brightened again."Cyrus, didn't you say you prepared a surprise for Anya?"Now is the perfect time."Anya blinked."What surprise?"Cyrus pulled a velvet ring
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