hapter 9
I kept telling myself over and over again not to be sad and not let it get to me. But for some reason, tears still slipped down my cheeks.
Only now did I realize that even as a ghost, I could still cry.
Mom kept rambling on, oblivious to the way Nathan’s gaze darkened with rage, his eyes filled with a murderous glint.
The moment she said she had thrown away my ashes, Nathan grabbed her shoulder with so much force, it seemed like he was about to crush her bones.
It took all of Jake’s strength to pull Nathan away. He leaned in and whispered urgently, “Mr. Heath, if you don’t go now, you won’t be able to find Ms. Tegan’s ashes.”
From inside the hospital room, despite her weakened body, Trinity came running out, her voice raw with desperation. “Nate! Are you leaving me, too? Tegan is already gone. Do you want to lose me as well?”
Nathan stopped walking but didn’t turn around. “I told you before. The only person I’ve ever loved is Tegan. As for the kidneys I gave you, consider them repayment for the debt when you saved me years ago.”
With that, Nathan strode off without hesitation.
I clutched my chest, but I didn’t feel the slightest bit moved.
Love that arrived too late meant nothing at all.
Nathan spent hours searching along the road near the crematorium before finally spotting the shoebox Mom had dumped in a trash heap.
Some of my ashes had spilled out onto the ground.
Nathan knelt down, carefully gathering every last bit with his hands and gently placing them into the urn Jake had paid an exorbitant amount of money for.
