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Chapters (66)
  1. PREFACE
  2. Full Page Image
  3. ONE
  4. TWO
  5. One week ago
  6. THREE
  7. Present day
  8. FOUR
  9. FIVE
  10. SIX
  11. SEVEN
  12. EIGHT
  13. NINE
  14. TEN
  15. ELEVEN
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. THIRTY-THREE
  38. THIRTY-FOUR
  39. THIRTY-FIVE
  40. THIRTY-SIX
  41. THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. THIRTY-NINE
  44. FORTY
  45. FORTY-ONE
  46. FORTY-TWO
  47. FORTY-THREE
  48. FORTY-FOUR
  49. FORTY-FIVE
  50. FORTY-SIX
  51. FORTY-SEVEN
  52. FORTY-EIGHT
  53. FORTY-NINE
  54. FIFTY
  55. FIFTY-ONE
  56. FIFTY-TWO
  57. FIFTY-THREE
  58. FIFTY-FOUR
  59. FIFTY-FIVE
  60. FIFTY-SIX
  61. FIFTY-SEVEN
  62. FIFTY-EIGHT
  63. FIFTY-NINE
  64. SIXTY
  65. SIXTY-ONE
  66. SIXTY-TWO

He's not here anymore, and I need to get used to it—for now. I can't afford to go through those five stages of grief I'd read about online. I only need one—vengeance. But to do that, I know I can't let myself succumb to my sadness. I just have to use it to fuel my thirst for revenge.

I nurse my tap water until it gets dark out.

Releasing a deep sigh, I venture out into the night, deciding to take a small walk before going to the apartment.

I don't trust the police who investigated Nikki's death any more than I trust the Archibalds, and that means I need to ensure the USB with the evidence doesn't fall into the wrong hands. It's the only way I can rehabilitate Nikki's name.

Lost in my thoughts, my feet take me to the Brooklyn Bridge, and I tentatively go to the pedestrian side, admiring the view of the Hudson River.

I can still remember the first time I'd seen it and how awestruck I'd been by the size and magnificence of New York City. After all, wasn't this what I'd always dreamed of? The type of freedom that you could find only in movies because real life would never be that fair. I'd first learned about it from Nikki, and he'd described the opulence and sheer size of the buildings in a way that shaped my dreams of the outside world. Yet I fear it's those dreams that have steered us on this path—that wretched desire of mine to experience...more.

I bring my fist to my chest, banging it against my heart in admonishment.

I'd dared to want too much, and now this is my reward.

The city stretches out before me, the buildings taller than ever, with their blinding lights and the raucous car noises.

But I'm alone.

I'm all...alone.

I fiddle with my wedding ring as I stare into the distance, Nikki's face as I'd last seen it appearing before my eyes—bloody, hopeless...unmoving. That vacant look that had descended upon his features as life left his body will haunt me forever, as will the knowledge that I'd been there—that I'd seen him give his last breath. And yet... I wouldn't change it. I'd rather keep this suffering deep in my heart as long as he was able to die peacefully, with me by his side—as long as he told me the words that were so dear to his heart.

His last words.

Will always love you.

I draw a deep breath into my battered lungs, tipping my head back and blinking back the tears that threaten to flood my eyes.

Those words. Those four words.