Briony's pupils shrank in shock.

She'd done it.

She'd finally driven the blade of her hatred straight into Stewart's body with her own hands.

Warm, sticky liquid seeped across her palm.

She knew it was Stewart's blood.

But Stewart didn't move-not even a flicker of resistance.

Was he dead?

Was Stewart... dead?

Had she killed someone?

Tears slipped down her cheek.

Briony's breath came in ragged gasps, her whole body shaking uncontrollably.

"Bryn..."

Stewart slowly lifted his head to look at her.

His face had gone deathly pale, sweat beading across his brow.

widened again, as if snapping out of a trance. Her hand jerked away from the knife's hilt, and

in pain, collapsing onto

and crashed onto the floor. Ignoring the pain,

"Bryn..."

wrenched the door

his side, forced himself upright. He staggered after her,

couldn't hear him. Without a

buried in his body, Stewart, terrified she might hurt herself, gritted his teeth and stumbled

ship as it crept along the

barefoot, fled all the way to

was streaked with Stewart's blood-old

face Stewart as he caught up. Her scream tore through the

Stewart stopped immediately.

stood at the very edge of the deck, nothing behind her but the

wind shrieked around

shifted in an instant-lightning forked through the sky, thunder rumbled. The storm was about to

gale whipped Briony's hair into wild tangles, and the heavy wedding dress only made

convinced the wind

you anymore..." he called, inching

there. Come here. We'll go

I'll never believe you

to the rail as the wind battered her, nearly knocking her off

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