EMMELINEThe morning air was thick with tension. I stepped outside with Darius, my heart pounding, but my face calm. People had gathered in clusters, whispering, pointing, their expressions a mix of shock, fear, and anger. In the middle of the crowd, Jeremy’s lifeless body lay sprawled on the ground, blood staining his throat, his skin pale in the morning light.His wife knelt beside him, her cries loud and ugly, her whole body shaking as she clutched his unmoving form. I watched her, arms crossed, my face carefully neutral.I should have felt something—guilt, remorse, maybe even pity. But I didn’t.She must have known what kind of monster he was. She must have known about the innocent lives he had taken, the blood he had spilled, the families he had torn apart. I watched the way she was shedding tears as if she had lost the perfect love of her life. How pathetic.I resisted the urge to roll my eyes.The sight of her disgusted me.If she had been such a devoted wife, why hadn’t she be
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