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Miss Blake?
Erased from existence.
I finish hacking his system, shut it down, and smooth the front of my dress before stepping over Raines and leaving the viewing room. I grab my trench and slide it on before unlocking the front door and strutting out of the store.
Once I’m safely in my borrowed car, I let out a deep breath, tears stinging my eyes. I let it happen. I watched them die. I saw my life crumble right in the middle of our beautiful home, and I couldn’t stop it.
That knowledge has haunted me every day since my sixteenth birthday.
Raines’s last words ring out in my tortured mind.
What I stole is nothing compared to what he’s about to lose.
No loss compares to the one we suffered eight years ago. No amount of money can bring my mother and sister back.
And no matter how many of our debts I collect, no matter how many enemies I destroy, I know none of it will make us whole again.