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“He has everything to do with it,” she whispered “You’re choosing him over me”

Jesse opened his mouth to deny it, but she couldn’t stomach any more denial She was after the truth now

Julia stepped around Jesse, hoping to slay one dragon for his sake, and her own “I’ve kepttime about your son, but I can’t do it anynes”

“How dare you try—”

“He cheated on ambled He didn’t take care of us He fed us to the wolves He did the sa”

She turned to Jesse for backup His flesh and body stood there, but he’d already left and suddenly she knehere she rong

He was right, her forgiveness was never going to save him He didn’t need it

She suddenly felt as though she’d been dipped in ice water A chill unlike anything she’d ever felt covered her, filled her

“What do you need, Jesse?” she asked, ignoring Agnes “Do you need this wones “Will that free you? Make you better?”

“I will never forgive you!” Agnes yelled

Julia shrugged “Well, there’s your answer, Jesse She’s not going to forgive you So you’re just going to have to keep paying for the sin of being Mitch Adams’ friend for the rest of your life”

“He killed Mitch That’s his sin”

Julia yanked the envelope froed the enemy and because of that they crashed”

“I don’t believe you,” Agnes cried

“Of course you don’t I’ whore your son never loved” She took a deep breath and finally got her ra erandson again, you’ll leave now Before you do soainst”

“You wouldn’t”

“Pretty sure I would”

“Agnes, let’s go,” Ron said, pulling his wife from the doorway “We don’t want to jeopardize our relationship with Ben”