Chapter 17

NADINE

The day seemed to drag on forever. Since I saw those photographs, it was a blur. I felt as if I had lost all control.

We had just buried Duke. The mere idea of it was enough to cause my throat to constrict and my jaw to clench to keep the dam of emotions at bay. I had spent the past few hours struggling not to lose it again, struggling not to fall apart. But it was difficult.

If anyone had