Stay Dead This Time
Ansel leaned against my side, his small fingers gripping the front of my dress.
"Mother, where's Father?"
"He's gone."
"Gone where?"
"Where he belongs."
Ansel gave a small, uncertain nod and did not ask again.
The procession reached the family grounds. The coffin was lowered into the earth, the grave was sealed, and the headstone was set in place.
Two names were carved into the stone.
"General Stellan Montclair. Lady of Fidelity, Daphne Langford. Buried together."
From that day forward, the whole world knew that Stellan Montclair was dead and Daphne Langford had followed him to the grave. They were 'buried together' for eternity.
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