The Moment I Broke Off the Engagement, My Ex's Uncle Claimed Me

. Ethan Griffin forced me to operate

ike a king. "Kneel and apologize to Tessa," E

lit the engagement contract and dropped the burning pa

e corner in a wheelchair, Adrian Griffin, the one the

to meet his eyes. "Do you have th

in rage and lun

Adrian's hand snapped shut. He ca

ng eyes and spoke to Ethan in a

manners. She

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ing smell of formalin. Strong enough

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also trained in postm

ody myself. Maybe it was the sight of m

.. I had to see her

e needle between my fingers,

e cold, stiff skin wi

ing on the stainless-steel ins

I had set the phone to

the silent morgue, the echo

ned fixed on the wound at the c

rora Harbor exploded with fireworks. Crims

h the roar of the sea. It w

ping with lazy arrogance. "Everyone's waiting for your toast. W

s didn'

e clear thread through flesh

lips wouldn't close properly, as if

g a body," I

lowed a handful of sand. My vo

nce on the other end. Then

y made-up face slipped into view,

ver her mouth, her eyes curved like crescents. "I

race of disgust fl

ing laugh and swirled the red wine in his glass. "Nina, you're getting more patheti

my hands

grandmother's ashen fac

mooth the crease between her brows one last

name into the air. "M

y. "You have thirty minutes to sho

all e

e a blind eye, reflectin

in, except for the dull hu

d picked up the shar

e thread

hing inside my chest

ing devotion to him. Go

d gloves and tossed them into