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  Part Two For a long moment, no one on the rooftop terrace moved. The candles still flickered. The gold lamps still glowed. The city below continued

  Part Two Nathan Reed held Grace in his arms while the Rosemont Estate ballroom stood silent around them. The little girl was light, much too light

Part Two Lucas Bennett held Hazel in his arms while the chapel stood frozen around them. The little girl was so small that one of his hands covered nearly

Part Two Caleb Monroe held Rosie against him while the grand ballroom of the Harbor Rose Hotel forgot how to breathe. The plush rabbit was pressed between them.

  Part Two Ethan Caldwell held the little girl in his arms while the entire ballroom stood frozen around them. Lily was small. So much smaller than

  Part Two Julian Bellamy’s voice did not echo through the hall. It settled. Heavy. Cold. Impossible to ignore. “Why is my daughter cleaning the floor?

Part Two Thomas Calder dialed the first number with one hand while I held Lucas against my chest and tried to breathe like a person who had not been quietly

Part Two Raymond Vale said it so quietly that I almost didn’t believe him at first. “That ends today.” But his hand stayed over mine, warm and steady

  Part Two Walter Whitmore made the call in a voice so calm it made my stomach twist. “Daniel,” he said. “I need you at the office apartment.

  Part Two My grandfather did not say those words loudly. He didn’t need to. “Today, your life goes back in your hands.” The sentence settled over the