9 Chapter 9.  9 Chapter 9  Victoria used her pregnancy to get out on medical leave, with a police guard at her  door.  When the detective told me Emily had…

8 Chapter 8  My mother had cried so much that she was now completely blind.  Behind her, my parents and Daniel approached, their steps slow and heavy.  The three of…

7 Chapter 7  A smile played on Sarah’s lips, but I saw a tear slide from the corner of her eye. “A cheating fiancé and a pair of cruel, heartless…

6 Chapter 6  Victoria’s desperate pleas were cut short when my mother rushed forward and slapped her so hard she fell to the ground.  They were all intimate pictures of…

5 Chapter 5  5 Chapter 5  “Emily, don’t scare me, it’s all my fault, please wake up!”  The cold morgue filled with the heart–wrenching cries of my parents. They finally…

Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Daniel smiled and nodded, promising to do just that. To keep Victoria happy, no one at the Thanksgiving table mentioned my disappearance. Suddenly, a loud, insistent…

Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Daniel knew how much my parents favored my sister. He knew how much I had suffered my whole life, and he knew how desperately I needed…

Chapter 2: Chapter 2 “Daniel, do you think Emily will hate me? She still hasn’t returned any of my calls…” Victoria asked, leaning against Daniel’s chest like a fragile flower….

Chapter 1: Chapter 1 The night before my engagement party, my sister Victoria appears at my door, tears streaming down her face. “I have leukemia, Emily. Six months to live.”…

Chapter 30 She Liked Peach Blossoms More  In the West Room at Pine Manor.  Finished  Zephyr was comfortably seated in an armchair, leisurely flipping through the pages of Sadie’s calligraphy. …