led with my own ragged breathing. Someone had called an ambulance. Jennifer a

ing near my mangled ones. "I'll find them. I swear to you,

g down her face. "Ethan, baby,

me to the small local clinic, but the doctor just shook his head. The damage was too severe for him to fix. They wra

. They sat by my bed, holdi

edge of consciousness. I lay with my eyes closed, drifting. T

g from tonight... it's perfect. It' s the purest Soul Chord he's ever played. We can use it

art s

ce. His talent has always been overshadowed." She paused. "Once he's established, once the album is a hit

n refused to process them. They had

uldn't fight back. I remembered the celebratory whiskey Jennifer

sation, months ago, a foolish, trusting confession whispered to the two people I loved most in the world. I had told them

ce a venomous whisper. "Caleb is worried. He says Ethan is too strong. What if

the rustle of fabric, the faint clink of g

id, her voice now dangerousl

hand. I tried to pull away, to scream, but the drug

within my wrist. It was quick, precise, and utterly devastati