The Heart Never Forgets
We reached the maintenance hatch for the penthouse level and burst through it, stumbling into the plush, carpeted hallway of the event center.
We were a sight from a nightmare, covered in gray ash, blood-streaked, and wearing the tattered remains of a life that had ended in an explosion.
We looked like ghosts, and as we moved toward the ballroom, the few staff members we passed dropped their trays in horror, backing away as if the dead had truly risen to claim the night.
The sound of the gala was a dull roar behind the heavy gold doors, the clinking of glasses, the soft swell of a string quartet, and the nauseating sound of Pierce’s laughter.
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