Thomas's voice trembled with fury. "Jaxon, have you lost your mind? You tricked Margot, toyed with her, tormented her, and paraded around all those Lauren look-alikes. We let it slide, turned a blind eye, because you never cared for Margot. So why the hell are you clinging to her now? She's gone—do you want to keep torturing her even in death?"
"No…" Jaxon's lips moved, his defense weak and hollow. His mind was a mess, tangled with thoughts he couldn't unravel. All he knew was he couldn't bear to see her reduced to a handful of ashes, gone forever. Keeping her here, even like this, meant she'd stay with him. They'd never be unbound.
Elaine, done with the back-and-forth, pried his fingers off Margot's hand one by one. "If that's not it, then let her go free! You think keeping her here mea
