VENGEANCE AS CRUEL AS HIS LOVE
From this distance, I could see the faces I wanted, the ones who had caused me to rot behind bars, the ones who had betrayed me, the ones who had taken what I believed was mine.
Croft, all arrogant poise and silent strength, stood near Jennifer, holding her as if nothing could touch her. Jennifer herself, pale, broken, and fragile-looking, leaned on her friends and family. My laugh was silent, restrained, only for me. This was perfection.
I had to see them up close, not just their faces of grief, but the reactions, the hidden truths behind those reactions. This period, which should have been a joyous union of Croft and Jennifer, had turned into an ocean of blood, and I had been absent to wit
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