Blood, Sweat, and Desire by Britney King

Author:Britney King [King, Britney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Emily

Sarah returns to the kitchen, looking at me through red-rimmed eyes. Mascara stains streak down her cheeks, a visible reminder of her anguish.

"The coroner called." Her voice breaks on a sob, and she sinks into a chair. “They are releasing Will's body. He said it’s ready for burial.”

The finality of her words hit me like a blow. I take a seat beside her, grasping for words that won’t come.

"I'm so sorry, Sarah." The apology rings hollow, a meaningless platitude in the face of such irrevocable loss. "If there's anything I can do..."

"Just stay with me." She reaches for my hand, clinging to it like a lifeline. “I don’t want to be alone. Losing Will…it's like losing a part of myself.”

Her grief pierces my heart, sharpened by the knowledge of my complicity. I gave Will what he wanted, surrendering to passion with reckless abandon. If only I'd refused his advances, stayed true to Jack, I don’t think any of this would have happened.

The memory of that night haunts me, the warmth of Will's embrace, the hunger in his kiss, the soft whisper of promises we had no right to make. We were meant to be together, he said.

No one makes me feel the way you do.

Lies. All of it lies and empty promises.

"He loved you so much." I swallow against the tightness in my throat, choking back tears I have no right to shed. "You were his whole world."

"Then why?" She clutches at me, her nails biting into my skin. "Why did he have to die? Who could hate him that much?"

I turn away, unable to meet her gaze. “I don’t know. But the police will find Will's killer and he will pay for what he’s done.”

Will's killer. The words mock me, an accusation I cannot escape. I may not have murdered him, but I am not the person Sarah thinks I am. It’s only a matter of time until she sees the truth, realizing the monster she's embraced as a friend.

“My life will never be the same,” she chokes out between sobs.

“No,” I say. “It won’t. But things won’t always be this bad.”

“How can you know that?”

I don’t know how to answer. I’ve woven a tangled web of lies, ensnaring us all, and I feel there's no escape.

The darkness has already won.

So, once again, I lie. “I just do.”

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