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Claire didn\u2019t raise her voice. She didn\u2019t need to. The shovel did the announcing for her as she set its tip on the asphalt between two identical red sports cars. \u201cGood evening,\u201d she said, her eyes on Daniel. \u201cDid you really think you could bury me so easily?\u201d<\/p>\n

A breeze lifted the hem of Isabelle\u2019s veil. Daniel\u2019s jaw tightened. \u201cClaire\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMrs. Morris,\u201d Claire corrected, \u201cfor the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

A hush dropped over the courtyard, the kind that follows a glass shattering. It suited Claire. Silence had been her language for a long time\u2014silent mornings when Daniel left early, silent evenings when he came home late, silent hopes that the season would pass and the man she loved would look at her the way he used to.<\/p>\n

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Claire didn\u2019t raise her voice. She didn\u2019t need to. The shovel did the announcing for her as she set its tip on the asphalt between two identical red sports cars. \u201cGood evening,\u201d she said, her eyes on Daniel. \u201cDid you really think you could bury me so easily?\u201d A breeze lifted the hem of Isabelle\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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