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“Stella Rose Mitchell” Graht now”

I knehat she meant Whenever I felt overwhelmed as a child, Grams sentwith the earth, with myself It was a habit I’d held on to since childhood, but it felt a bit ridiculous to do it right then and there

“I don’t have tiht now,” I explained

Gra froh bun “If you don’t have tio, child” She took htly “Go find your peace The world will still be here when you return”

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Damian

Fuck me sideways, and call me Kevin Michaels’s little bitch because that was exactly what I’d becohost had er, and I hated him for it I had a list of reasons I hated that man, but the latest reasons were loud in my mind

When Joe pulled e that shifted ement Kevin left in his will: my charity

If I had millions of dollars, thatup in the foster systee the corrupt laws that often harrams

I could open led

I could help et as close to the darkness as I had grown

That money meant shit to me, but it ht have never met

“Why do I feel like I missed a chapter of this story so house with a stranger?” Connor asked over the phone line After I stormed out of the house, I had to wait for my driver to show up to the property to takeI did was call my best friend, Connor, to fill him in on the oddities of my life

“What I et et answers about et a shit ton of money Kevin wrote it that way in his will It’s the only way I get the answers I need, and for Stella to get half of the inheritance If we don’t get married for at least six months’ time, all of his wealth will be divided up between his ex-wives”

“Jeez” Connor sighed through the receiver “I’s, but this is insane”

“You’re telling me”

“And the faain?”

“Stella”

“Stella’s okay with this?”

“Who knows? It’s a mess The whole ceremony is set to take place at the property”

“The place you’re supposed to live?”