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Baron’s voice came low and steady, speaking the question Natalie couldn’t.
Shauna swallowed hard, sorrow shing across her face. “Yvonne was in a car ident on the way to the National Hotel. She died at the scene. By the time she reached the hospital, it was
toote.”
The words mmed into Natalie like a stone, suffocating her chest.
How could this <i>be</i>?
Such a bright, <i>kind </i><i>girl</i>–<i>gone </i><i>in </i><i>an </i><i>instant</i><i>? </i>
Baron’s eyes turned darker than storm clouds. “She was driving herself?”
“Yes.”
“And the driver?”
“He’s in custody. The traffic police have stepped in. We’ll have results soon.”
Baron nced at Natalie, his tone softening. “I know you’re hurting, but I need to deal with this. I’ll leave someone here with you.”
“Go. Don’t worry about me.”
Natalie longed to go herself, but she knew her body wouldn’t allow it. Her hand gripped the edge of the bed so tightly her knuckles whitened, her chest burning with pain.
Yvonne had been so warm, always chatting with her, telling her stories, brightening her darkest moments. How could she suddenly be gone?
Baron wanted to offerfort, but the words stuck. He set men to guard Natalie and followed
Shauna out,
His first question was sharp as a de. “Where’s Finn?”
“He went out early. He hasn’t returned yet.” The man answering broke into a sweat under Baron’s re.
“Call him back. Now,”
Shauna quickly dialed. Finn picked up, sounding puzzled. “Shauna? What is it?”
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“Come back immediately. Yvonne’s had an ident.”
Yvonne had grown up before all their eyes. They all saw her as a younger sister. When Phantom first joined the organization, she had brought Yvonne along. After Yvonne was scarred in a revenge–driven crash, they had taken turns looking after her.
She wasn’t just a subordinate. She was their sunshine, their bright little sister.
Finn’s heart lurched. “What happened to Yvonne?”
“She’s gone.” Shauna’s voice broke.
Finn hung up without another word, racing back as if chased by demons.
By the time he reached the vi, silence weighed on the air. A bodyy nearby, lifeless and broken.
The police had already confirmed it. Yvonne was dead. The driver had been drunk, admitted fault immediately.
But Baron couldn’t ept that answer.
A life snuffed out because of a drunk behind the wheel? Impossible to forgive.
Yet no matter how he pressed, the driver repeated the same line–it was his fault, his alone.
Shauna, furious, struck the man. It was understandable, but assaulting someone in front of officers led to her being taken away for twenty–four hours‘ detention. <fnac92> The source of th?s content is findnovel</fnac92>
When Finn finally arrived, the whole truth wasid out for him.
He stared nkly at the body in the corner, broken beyond recognition.
“This… how? Is Yvonne forever bound to car idents?”
Once, a crash had stolen her face. Now, another had stolen her life.
Finn sank down before her, tears burning his eyes until they hurt. He wanted to touch her, to stroke her cheek onest time, but he couldn’t bring himself to.
Instead, he copsed forward, fists pressed to the floor, sobbing like a child.
Baron’s own eyes burned red,
“Leave us.”
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At hismand, the others slipped out, leaving only Baron and Finn in the quiet room.
Baron strode forward, grabbed Finn by the cor, and mmed a fist into his face.
“You dare cry? You know damn well why Yvonne went out today!”
Blood streamed from Finn’s nose. He didn’t wipe it, too stunned by the usation. “What are you saying?”
Baron’s fist crashed into him again.
“You really don’t know? Finn, Yvonne died because of you. You know it.”
“No! It wasn’t me!” Finn’s head shook frantically, but his face had gone pale, lips trembling.
Baron flung him aside with a vicious kick.
“Then say it! Say it to Yvonne’s face–that her death has nothing to do with you. And say Phantom too–that you had no part in hers either!”
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