Three Scars:Betrayed by the Don
Too late.
I let it drop.
Plunk.
The symbol of the Whitestone family's power, the heirloom that held ten years of our youth, fell into the dark, filthy sewer and was swallowed by the sludge.
Gavin threw himself against the windowsill, half his body hanging out, his hand grasping at empty air, a desperate, choking sound in his throat.
I looked down at him, my eyes colder than ice.
"Gavin, some things, once broken, stay broken. Even if you glue them back together with gold, they're still broken."