Chapter 21: Three years later, I'm taking back everything I lost

Seeing how uneasy she was, Diego Santee brushed a hand through her hair and murmured, "Don't be afraid. I will heal you. Will you trust me?" Maybe it was the sincerity in his eyes; Edith Lynch trembled and let her eyes slip shut. The wall she'd built around her heart finally came crashing down. Let him see. This day had to come eventually, she told herself. The room was so quiet you could hear the clock ticking. Edith's small, delicate hand found the veil and lifted it, slowly. Her delicate...