Before I Die Young
I forced myself to my knees, biting back the stabbing pain in my bones, my body limp from the burning sensation of the silver dust.
Outside the doorway, Kian stood watching coldly.
“I just came back from the cemetery. Today is their death anniversary. And you’re here, resting?
“Don’t forget how they died. Three lives. You could spend the rest of your life repenting, and it still wouldn’t be enough.
“All I’m asking is for you to pray for them here. Don’t act like you’re being tortured.”
However, I’d seen them earlier today in the villa I’d worked for years to buy back, celebrating Leila’s birthday.