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Chapter 294 - 294/A Lullaby for the Dead

Chapter 294:

Steve's POV

I recoiled two steps, as though her hysterical scream were a physical blade plunged straight into my chest. The words froze solid in my throat as I watched her slender, trembling fingers button that tiny blue woolen sweater over the pale, motionless body. The sight of her treating a cold corpse with such meticulous care and absolute denial tore at the very fibers of my heart, dragging me closer to the brink of madness. I turned slowly toward the door of the room only to find the doctor and two nurses standing there, their features completely draped in grimness and profound pity. They had held back from storming the room by force after witnessing the sheer emotional fury and acute denial that had taken absolute possession of Julie.

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