ands were shaking so badly she couldn't hold the cup steady. She w

rner, she heard voic

back against the wall. She

phone pressed to his ear. His face was red, an

he kid has cancer! Cancer! Do you know how much t

lutched the mug tighter, the

s voice dripping with venom. "She's a jinx. A bad inv

r. She didn't say a word. She just stoo

ing his phone. "I gotta go." He hung

oothing his tie. "Ho

d, her voice flat.

dn't want to yell. She didn't want

tanding there, Bertie at his side. He

d into his pocket and pulled out a

ine. Call him when you're ready to sig

card. She just looked

forward. "Sign the papers, Kiley. Take the little bit

, her voice barely a whispe

"Starve, then. See if we care. But don't c

d at the screen. A slow, sleaz

e looked right at Kiley as he spoke. "Hey,

or seven years. The father of her child. F

e with his hand, his voice a low sneer. "The last thing I need during a high-

d snap. It was a quiet, final break. The last t

to her was a trash can. Sitting on to

e aluminum was cold

thre

ead by an inch. It hit the wall behind him wit

de with shock. "What the

fyingly calm. "Get out of this hospital. Get out of my life

tep back. He looked around. People were stari

?" the guard asked, his

aulted me," Aden sai

an," Kiley said, not looking at the guar

then at Kiley. "Sir, I'm going to have to ask you

mouth to argue, but Bertie grabbed his

en snatched his arm away from Bertie, sh

r lips thin. "You'll regre

ried af

e lobby. The guard gave her a s

e squeezed it, the aluminum crumpling in her grip. She squee

he didn't need it anymore. She had he

. He was awake, playing with a

t her phone. She scrolled through her contac

n't hesitate. She didn't second-guess

ules. "It's jus

is blue eyes so clear and

. No future she could see. But she w