Chapter 71

• Lyra ran into her father's house and fell onto the couch immediately, crying her eyes out. Jared was there as well, but neither of them said a word to Lyra as she wept profusely.
• "All I needed was one more day." She whimpered, her face covered in her palms. "The will was to be ready today, and he'd have signed it already. My life would've been all better by now."
• Jagger had a glass of wine with him, and he sipped from time to time, saying nothing to his hurting daughter.