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Chapter Fourty Three

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Lila

I didn’t think anyone would notice me slipping out the side door.

The house was too full of ghosts some living, some long dead. Richard’s arrival had sent a tremor through the walls, and I couldn’t stand to feel it rattling in my bones anymore.

So I did what I’d learned to do a long time ago: I disappeared quietly.

The driver didn’t ask questions when I told him where to take me. He never did. By the time we pulled up outside the hospital, my stomach was knotted so tight I could hardly breathe.

I hated coming here.

Hated the smell of antiseptic and despair. The way everyone’s eyes seemed to say, I’m sorry, but this is all we can do.

But she was here.

And I needed her more than I could ever admit.

The nurse at the front desk looked up as I approached. “Mrs. De Luca.”

I swallowed, my throat dry. “I’m here to see Christine. Room 417.”

She hesitated, her expression softening. “The doctor asked to speak with you when you arrived.”

I felt my heart stutter. “Why?”

“Just wait here.”

She d
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