silk dress clung to her body, revea

way. They were useless

opened her arms. Her face twis

ed over the alarm. "You are h

She let her shoulders slum

ot close.

ts couldn't see her right hand. The hand

over soon," He

o her embrace. She h

you," she

nse as she prepared to stab t

own and clamped onto Hermin

Delphine. Delphine's eyes weren't v

ned up to He

she whispered. "They m

eyes widen

he nerve cluster on the inside of Hermina's wrist. She twisted, us

arp

ermina dropped the syring

ned her mou

uder than Hermina's cry. "Do

Hermina awa

clutching her useless han

She patted Hermina's wet cheek

rambling backward on her

was a red mark where she

staring. They saw a grieving step

r Miller yelled.

e was rocking back and for

e coffin. No one w

eache

g. She watched Beatrice's

ing. If he was dead, she was just a c

d. Her hand fl