Goodbye and See You Never
I laughed softly, cutting her off, fingers brushing the scarred line of my feather brooch.
"That promise was already ground to dust the twenty-seventh time you ran back to Gurney. Did you really think a pair of rings could buy redemption?"
Lilian stepped forward, linking her arm through mine.
"You destroyed six years of his life. Now, you want to crush what's left of his dignity too?"
Monica staggered back, but stubbornly reached for me.
"Just give me one more chance. Please... I don't want anything else. Just you..."
My voice was calm, almost gentle, as I replied, "You've already lost everything, Monica. Your repentance meant nothing to me."