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Chapter 73

Author: Peters
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Grey.

I couldn’t feel my legs. Couldn’t feel anything but the pounding in my chest and the burning sting in my throat from screaming too hard. My knees hit the tiled floor, but I barely noticed. My hands were shaking, stained red, and I couldn’t stop staring at her—her lifeless body splayed across the living room like a doll that had been dropped and forgotten. Her blood was pooling fast, soaking into the rug I bought last winter.

“I didn’t do this,” I choked, looking up at the wall of suits standing across from me—Bryce and the other two board members, frozen in place, horror etched into their aging faces.

Bryce took a cautious step back, his face pale, eyes wide and twitching. “Grey…” he said carefully, like my name might explode in his mouth. “This—this looks bad. Really bad.”

I pushed myself forward, crawling a little on all fours toward them. My voice cracked. “You have to believe me. Please. I walked in and found her like this. I didn’t—I would never—Bryce, please.”

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