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“As are you”

Jazz shook her head “I’

Gotten away froht have been able to do…so I should have seen the evil in Jereed helplessly

“Okay, honey, this stops right here and right now” Cassie’s tears slowed as her face hardened “You are not responsible for a single thing that happened yesterday It was a product of a complex hatred between two clubs Honey, you can’t take it on You need to let it go For uilt, regret, and punishing yourself, you hear me?”

Every word squeezed her bruised heart tighter “Daht dirty,” she said around a sniff “But I hear you And I promise you I will live every day of my life to the fullest Viper’s sacrifice will not be in vain”

“Oh, honey, I know that And so did he You know, after I started che, deep conversations about our lives, our wishes, our hopes, and our plans should one of us end up alone Every tied me, kissed the hell out of me, and said, ‘I loved you yesterday, I love you today, and I’ll love you to the stars’” She winked “Bet you didn’t knoas such a romantic at heart”

“God, Cassie…” Jazz had cried so many tears over the last day, there shouldn’t have been any left, but still, they poured down her face unchecked “That is incredible”

Cassie ran a treh her silvery hair “I repeated the words back to hiile and can end at anytime and we knew it often comes with loss”

Jazz squeezed Cassie’s hand as she nodded The lump in her throat made it impossible to speak

“I don’t blame you I don’t blame the club I don’t blame anyone but the man who threw that bomb I had so many wonderful years with Viper So many moments and memories I will cherish for the rest of my days”

Jazz leaned in and hugged Cassie “I love you, Mama V”

“Oh, sweetie, I love you too You’re one of my chicks” She sniffed and kissed Jazz’s temple “It will take some time,” Cassie whispered “But I will be okay I’ve lost Viper, but his love is still here with me and that I cannot lose”

Jazz tightened her arnored it

“Live your life honey Love those two men Make every day count”