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“Did they ask for you?” I cut her off and she froze for a second

Getting her bearings back, she said, “They could be hurt”

“No-one called you back hoo, it is ht”

“My fight is ht—”

“I’ain, she looked stunned and I pushed further “When so bad happens to them - and it will, as violence is an occupational hazard of being in the dao back each time? You still have your last name but when you stepped on this plane, you left the Callahan Family behind Your family will survive without you You have your brothers, uncles, cousins, half of Ireland Whatever happened, your family will come out on top… I’m sure of it… But will you, Donatella, individually, be able to do the sa You’re not their cheerleader, you’re my queen”

She stood there staring atand taking a deep breath, glaring at ain, “We aren’t married yet So I’m not your queen yet So you can either move or be moved The choice is yours, Gabriel”

She was finally calm

The coldness in her voice would have put Melody to sha the door, I let her step out first and when she did, she glanced over to the cockpit Part of me, the part that enjoyed a little chaos, wanted her to walk towards it But athe aisle again She’d alhter of Edward Scissorhands, Jackal, stepped in front of her She placed her hand over the scarf around throat, sing hard before opening her mouth The words would have been inaudible if not for the absolute silence in the cabin, every last person now facing her…

“Who?” Dona demanded

SECOND EPILOGUE

“Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things”

~ Arthur Schopenhauer

WYATT

“Anddddd… She’s gone…” Ivy spoke first, speaking as if she were baseball announcer, most likely to break the tension However, I just kept watching the plane fade into the distance behind the clouds until I could barely see it in the distance

“Don’tarms “After all, you still have me!”