Teddy POV
Liz, Ash, and I gathered around the coffin with the witch. She placed her thin hands on the glass and sighed.
"I'm sorry I couldn't help you, Millie. I tried. I really did. You deserved a better life. You didn't deserve this death. You deserved a better mate. You were kind and wise. If only fate had been kinder to you. I get to leave you now, my friend. Maybe I'll join you in death soon. You know I've asked for it constantly these last ten years. I've envied you in your peaceful slumber. I've pitied you as your body has been defiled. I'm sorry for my part in that. Please know I, I had no choice. Forgive me, Millie. We shall meet again." The witch stepped away from the woman, crying softly. I gazed into the coffin at the pretty face, slightly decayed and waxen from the length of
