Chapter 81Estelle✦༺⚜︎☠︎⚜︎༻✦The only sound in the car was the occasional whimper from Lily and the labored breathing of Marco as he fought to stay conscious.I sat in the front passenger seat, blood drying on my hands, my dress, probably in my hair. The adrenaline was wearing off, leaving behind a bone-deep exhaustion that made everything feel distant and dreamlike.James Ashford was dead.I’d killed two men.Marco had been shot trying to save me.And somehow, impossibly, we were all still breathing.Behind me, Carrie sat stiffly, her face a mask of shock and grief. Thomas had his arm around his mother, trying to be brave. Lily was crying quietly into my shoulder.“Where are you taking us?” Carrie finally spoke, her voice hoarse.Kegan didn’t answer. His jaw was set, hands tight on the wheel, eyes fixed on the road ahead. Blood seeped through his jacket from the wound on his shoulder, but he hadn’t said a word about it.“Kegan,” I tried. “She asked you a question.”“She’s in no posi
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