The Missing Season
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Nancy's hand tightened again. Then, just as suddenly, she let go.
Julian collapsed onto the floor.
Broken pieces of the shattered vase sliced into his palm, but he did not dare make a sound. He simply clutched his throat, gulping down huge breaths of air.
Grinding her teeth, Nancy pointed toward the door.
"Get out.
"And don't ever let me see you again."
Terrified, Julian scrambled to his feet and fled without looking back.
Nancy stood alone in the house that had not changed at all. Regret wrapped around her so tightly she could barely breathe. She had believed Julian brought excitement back into her life. She had convinced herself she no longer needed me.
However, now, realizing that even