Chapter 174 Echoes Of Loss And The Promise Of Tomorrow

• The burial started out beneath a somber gray sky, the air heavy with grief. The priest stood solemnly by Anna’s grave, his voice regular as he spoke the words to manual her soul to peace. As he completed, the silence was deafening, broken most effectively by the soft sobs of those who loved her.
• Anna was laid to rest beside Ethan, a cruel reminder of the promises I had made and the losses I had endured. Tears streamed down my face as I looked at their graves, the burden of my failure crushing me. Gabby observed my distress and gently took my hand, his eyes completed the situation.
• “What’s incorrect, Jacqueline?” he asked softly, his voice an extraordinary second of tenderness among the sorrow.